I had to parent my parents, and I never got to just be the kid
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Reading this felt like looking in a mirror. You put words to something I have carried silently for a long time. Thank you for being brave enough to post it.
Sometimes the bravest thing is simply admitting how heavy it has been. You just did that. That counts for so much more than it feels like.
I went through something painfully similar last year. It does get lighter, not all at once, but in small unglamorous steps. Hang on to the tiny good moments.
You are carrying a lot. You are allowed to put some of it down here. We will help hold it for a bit.
Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.
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