02/28/2026
What We Mean When We Say Someone Is “Mature”
"I think about the clients I work with who were praised as children for being so mature, so easy, or so low-maintenance. What they learned was that their worth depended on not needing anything. They learned that being upset was a problem, that asking for help was a burden, that the best version of themselves was the one that required the least from others."...
“I think about the clients I work with who were praised as children for being so mature, so easy, or so low-maintenance. What they learned was that their worth depended on not needing anythin…