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brightLake5661
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Family by blood but not from feeling
Family & Caregivers / by brightLake5661
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 Tuesday
...See more Some pain doesn’t show on the outside, but it stays in the heart. In families, sibling jokes may seem normal, but sometimes they hurt when repeated again and again. You try to laugh, but inside it still feels heavy. When you speak up, you hear “It’s just a joke,” so you stay quiet and smile outside. The truth is, words from strangers don’t hurt as much… but words from your own family stay deep, because they are supposed to make you feel safe—not broken. This is all waht I experience in my life other say don't overact but tahts something taht hurt I cry alone my friends teacher outsider see smile on my face but that not real there is pain I carry but even my family can't understand
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“Family by Blood, Not by Feelings
Family & Caregivers / by brightLake5661
Last post
 April 28th
...See more Some pain doesn’t show on the outside, but it stays quietly in the heart. In many families, siblings joke with each other, and parents often see it as normal. But sometimes, those “jokes” don’t feel funny to the one who hears them again and again. They start to feel heavy instead of light. You try to laugh it off, but inside it still hurts. When you try to say something, you often hear, “It’s just a joke” or “Don’t take it seriously,” so you stop speaking. You smile outside, but inside you carry it quietly. The truth is, words from strangers don’t hurt as much… but words from your own family? They stay. They settle deep inside your heart because those are the people who are supposed to make you feel safe—not broken. And slowly, you learn to hide your pain, even when you wish someone would understand.
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Family don't understand
7 Cups Online Therapy / by brightLake5661
Last post
 April 28th
...See more Sometimes when parents think they are right but they don't know that there words hurt and painful and when siblings joke about something they think it's enjoyable but other person it hurt it's not just joke doing body shaming calling bad names and even worst parents don't stop but blame me saying as a elder sibling ignore it be patience it's really hurt don't I have emotions I am human
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