“No one should have to be the “strong one” for someone else all the time. It creates a culture in which some people expect to always be coddled, while some people never feel like they’re allowed to break down and be taken care of, and that’s toxic.”
minorearth on
Captain Awkward, “The lie of ‘strength.’”
(Source: johnverbingalonewithnouns)
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