i grew up too quickly.

i had to learn to suppress my feelings.

i got told i was mature,

too independent,

have “an old soul”.

i learnt how to wear a mask.

say what people wanted to hear,

act correctly in different settings.

i was a little girl,

growing up in a broken family,

a broken home.

i got told i gave the best advice.

that i am understanding,

i am caring.

i was a little girl fighting to be loved.

fighting to be cared for.

i was a little girl stuck in my room.

reading to escape reality,

to create a different world in my brain,

i grew up too quickly.

and now that little girl is an adult,

and she has to teach herself.

05/06/2023

– MAO

don’t give trauma the power to control you, you deserve to live how you want. take control of your trauma.

-life advice from one survivor to another