I was summoned to my parents’ house recently & told not to feel what I’m feeling.
My emotions, as they perceive them, are causing them distress and pain — and, in their view, creating disharmony in the family. The answer, therefore, is for me to not feel what I feel.
No one actually asked what I feel. No one bothered to ask why. No time or energy was inv…
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