I am in a safe space My toxic trait is that I self-isolate when I’m upset or troubled by something. My friends and family have come to...

When survival is all you’ve seen, love can start to feel like a transaction. Control becomes comfort. And stress becomes the norm

She’s starting from the same starting point with the same trajectory toward an endpoint where she doesn’t get the outcome she wants, and the react, retract, spiral, and question-her-worth combo is set off again.

I want my fellow parents to understand and remember that breaking curses doesn’t always have to be some grand gesture. Although it can...