04/14/2026
I see this countless times over and over, the parents doing the work yet comparing themselves to emotionally healthy family. I wish they could see how truly amazing they are stopping future generations trauma cycle.
If you’re showing up, and doing the work, and being who the younger version of yourself always needed WITHOUT the support of family, you’re the hero society forgets to acknowledge. Stop comparing yourself to people that have a whole family unit behind them. Stop comparing yourself to people who got the greatest step ahead that no one acknowledges.
You’ve made little you so, so proud