When you are a child, you are like clay. You will be shaped by your experiences and the teachings you get, until you get solid enough to support yourself. When you grow up on your own, I feel like you stay like wet clay, trying to shape itself, slippery and "inconvinient" to others (you're not)–
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At bigger risk of losing parts of yourself, and ultimately being affraid of never being solid enough.
The thing is, most people will never dry completely, we still learn, and change shapes and forms and some of us did get an astounding disadvantage and it's not fair. And It will be harder 2/
Down the road, but it's not impossible. And, honestly? You deserve patience and the love to flourish.
Some of us didn't get responsible adults to shape us, and it's our turn to become the adult that shapes us, in whatever shape or form we end up being.
Idk if I made sense? Or if I understood
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What you were saying. But, the bottom like would be, you're not alone. Even when it can feel like that. It's (unfortunately) a widely shared experience. So, we're here to help each other. 🩷
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I can unfortunately relate. Sending love from across the pond. You've been an inspiration to me for like 15 years. I hope you're feeling better today 💚
I got to the third panel.. and I broke. I worry constantly about being in the way or being a bother. That you'd rather be talking to someone else, but don't want to be rude and dismiss me. That you complement me, just to placate me.
I hope it's me you wanted to speak with, I don't want to keep you.
It's getting better. It's easier to take compliments, to say hello even to people I don't recognize or talk to all that often, but I hate that this poisonous feeling still lurks. I don't want to be a bother.
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The thing is, most people will never dry completely, we still learn, and change shapes and forms and some of us did get an astounding disadvantage and it's not fair. And It will be harder 2/
Some of us didn't get responsible adults to shape us, and it's our turn to become the adult that shapes us, in whatever shape or form we end up being.
Idk if I made sense? Or if I understood
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I hope it's me you wanted to speak with, I don't want to keep you.
I'm not a bother.
I hope.