You know what would be nice?
If my mom could be happy for me for once in her life. Just once. It would be nice if she could just respect me and love me, without any ulterior motives.
What a concept.
“You can’t simultaneously expect everything and nothing from me. Either I’m a failure or I’m not. You’ve got to pick a side.”
— I’ve never been enough, not even for my own mother
“All I ever wanted was for you to believe in me. I needed that because I couldn’t believe in myself.”
—Tough love doesn’t mean putting your kid down all the time.
Toxic mothers: “I’m sorry I’m making your life hell, but I just can’t take the guilt, so please get over it.”
I cannot carry the weight of my past forever. It’s not fair to myself or the person I’m trying to become
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”— Alexander Den Heijer
(via drachenengel)
“What a beautiful thing it is to be able to stand tall and say, ‘I fell apart, and I survived.’”— Unknown
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“I lied and said I was busy; but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational thoughts. I was busy calming a racing heart. I was busy telling myself I am OK.”— Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)





