What they don't mention about growing up with strict parents

• the resentment that begins to build up and damage your relationship with your parents because you are missing out on being a kid
• extreme behaviour that can be dangerous because you feel as if you have to catch up on all the life you have been missing
• a constant sadness that you never going to live life enough
• developing anxiety over doing things as simple as riding the bus
• massive issues with authority
• fear of commitment because you feel as though it is going to tie you down and take away from your freedom again
• you learn how to lie way too easily
• you don't trust people or public spaces because anyone could be a predator
• you can't talk to your parents about anything because they take honest topics and turn it into a discussion about what you shouldn't be doing with your life
• you can't do basic tasks or take initiative because you're so used to someone telling you how and where to do everything that any and everything fills you with anxiety and stress

I think it’s funny how parents don’t allow us to do certain things. They were teenagers once. They should know if we want it bad enough, we’ll just do it behind their backs whether they like it or not. So isn’t it better to allow certain things that can’t be stopped, and they’ll at least know what we’re up to? Being too strict on us isn’t a good thing either. We’ll just start to feel suffocated and become a rebel. They don’t have to let us do whatever we want, but they should at least give us a little space so we can breathe.

I’m honestly going to make this year amazing no matter what. I cannot take another bad one and I don’t want to settle for anything less.

You could say I’ve been broken and destroyed time and time again and it was only natural for me to put up boundaries in order to protect myself from anyone else becoming so close to me. These boundaries are like checkpoints, rules and regulations you must follow in order to pass. I guess what I’m trying to say is im just waiting for someone to be able to surpass my boundaries and be deemed as ‘won’t hurt me,’ so far none are worthy..

..maybe I’m not waiting for the perfect one, maybe I’m just waiting for someone that I willingly will just let the boundaries fall for them.

If another girl steals him away,

Let it be. If he really did care about you, he would have brushed the other girl off, he would have realised what he was doing was wrong, he would’ve told her to back off and go find someone else, but instead, he allowed her to take him away from you. And you don’t want a guy like that, because that ain’t a man, that’s just another horny little boy. See, real men are loyal. And loyal men don’t get stolen.

Recovery is one of the hardest things you will ever do. But, trust me when I say that it is so very worthwhile. Your breathing gets easier. Your tears stop falling. Your smiles get true. And your heart gets stronger.

Whatever you do, follow your instinct. If something feels wrong to you, acknowledge it. Tell yourself it doesn’t feel right. Do not let yourself get into things you didn’t actually want to get into. Value your comfort and safety over everything else. Trust your gut.

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Find out why "best friends forever" and "chicks before dicks" to me are BULLSHITS.

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It’s disappointing when you’ve been talking to a guy and you like them and then suddenly they just stop talking to you and ignore you. Then you have to watch them flirt with other girls in front of you and you can’t say anything to him because the distance between you and him have drifted...

The best feeling in the world is when you just stop having feelings for someone. Romantic, friendship, everything. You look at them and just feel nothing. When you just feel at peace because that person is gone from your life. That’s how you know that they should stay gone.

Catching feelings for someone when you know that being in a relationship isn’t on the agenda for you any time soon is /really/ annoying.