Dear You Who Thought Possession Meant Protection,
#MistakenAffection #ControlIsNotCare
You believed the way they checked on you constantly35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaoGKq8sfz
meant they loved you deeply.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtu8XUy5Hx
That the way they asked where you were,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJnG0jYdwS
who you were with,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqDUZtXaCg
what you were doing35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97wHgNVhbh
—all the time—35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Kul9Cnzhn
meant you mattered.
And when they got angry when you didn't reply fast enough...35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡts9BzEtlMr
You told yourself,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCS4xzMHvAK
At least someone wants me.
You didn't see it then, but I know now—35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiEfvvJ7ST
that wasn't care.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRekAuxFJb
That was fear dressed up as affection.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfVmnVbfZC
That was insecurity, not love.
You were so desperate to be seen35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qaDk2VAcG
that you didn't notice how their gaze became a cage.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapA8GqCdFa
So eager to be needed35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7oa1ivApP
that you called their control "attention."35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4IW2FwvPK
So used to shrinking35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMA3vMVVFo
that you confused silence with safety.
You thought love was about sacrifice,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxiSh0pQ79
so you gave up your freedom,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW24t5vVlcV
your voice,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yH3PIzHvV
your boundaries.
But listen to me:35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1HqkA6spD
Real love doesn't suffocate.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeknqXvRkvk
It doesn't monitor you like a prisoner.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjMlQkLLzK
It doesn't guilt you into obedience,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmbHG9QTk1
doesn't twist your independence into betrayal.
You were a teenager learning to love,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlfzGIKccz
but no one taught you35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEA80Snipc
that love shouldn't hurt your sense of self.
They made you believe35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfRZ7P7b2k
jealousy was flattering35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qZHj3wthg
and control was protection.
But you survived that illusion.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQN9mqCnA9
And now you know better.
You are not someone to be managed.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYxZMEj8au
You are someone to be trusted.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YoZHsqvlE
You are not a possession to be held tight—35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc81VpFEBtG
you are a person to be held gently.
They didn't love you.35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU987aub8GC
They just didn't want to lose their grip.
And you?35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrRlprBsYl
You don't need to be held like that ever again.
With strength that came too late but never too little,35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBIY8QJBOn
—From the you who now knows the difference between being caged and being cherished
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRLR1LKwez
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