Every single time I see a 19-24 year old girl moving in with her boyfriend to ‘escape’ a toxic home, I sob for her.
Like actually cry.
Because 9 times out of 10… she just traded one nightmare for a worse one.
The boyfriend who “rescues” her usually becomes the new cage. Different face, same (or heavier) control.
Please protect these young girls. The grass isn’t greener — it’s just a different patch of dirt. 💔
Unethical doctor of all time being like "I'm going to seduce Garak to make him think we're going to his quarters probably to fuck when I'm actually taking him to the infirmary"
I will forever feel "behind" my peers as an adult because of this exact phenomenon. I had to reconstruct my worldview and my ego from scratch, brick by brick. I had to sift by hand through everything and find out what was actually "me". And take time to unlearn everything else.
for many years i forced myself to "bloom where i was planted" because "no matter where you go there you are" and then i moved to a new state and instantly became happier and healthier haha oops
Having a parent/parents who you can't communicate with on a conceptual/cognitive level that you require but they cannot meet is a disheartening experience. You want their advice and guidance but you end up feeling like the adult in many exchanges and you feel guilty about it.
transmasc rite of passage is considering top surgery and having a relative suddenly land in your inbox like ‘hey i haven’t seen you in six months, or talked to you about whether you want kids ever, but i’ve been thinking a lot about your tits and womb’