I'm Done

I was the easy-to-parent type of kid.

I'd always say yes.

I'd always stay wherever they leave me.

I never acted up or had tantrums.

I never went over the perimeters they set for me.

I never tested limits.

Little by little, I lost my own identity along the way.

I tried to please them with everything I do.

I tried to prove that I'm a good student.

I tried to seek their approval before I make decisions.

They're still not happy.

I'm still not enough.

I grew up tired for nothing.

Now that I'm in the healing process for my personal issues,

there are frictions and conflicts.

As I establish healthy boundaries, they get mad.

As I decide for my own life, they act disappointed.

As I try to build my own future, they are cutting me off.

As I become more aware of how toxic their culture is, they make it look like I'm the problem.

They make me feel like I'm responsible for how they feel when I'm not.

I can't control how they respond.

They tell me they love me, but it feels more like they want to own me.

I'm sorry but I know who I am and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.

I'm done.