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I used to hand people a magnifying glass and beg them to notice me. I’d over-explain my decisions. I’d justify my feelings until they sounded reasonable enough to be allowed. I’d wait — heart pounding — for someone to finally say, “You matter. You’re enough. You did well.” And when they didn’t, I’d try harder. Say more. […]
The first time I got rejected by someone I begged to keep me, I thought my life was over. I remember sitting on my bathroom floor, replaying every word, editing every mistake, convinced that if I’d just been smaller, softer, more impressive, they would’ve stayed. The job that passed me over. The friend who faded. The […]
I once held onto a version of myself I no longer recognized — just to keep someone who was already halfway out the door. I called it love. I called it loyalty. I called it “being the bigger person.” But the truth is uglier than that. I was slowly handing over pieces of myself — […]
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