I want peace, not control—and I’m trying to protect myself.
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I don’t have the energy I used to, and every conflict feels expensive.
I’m present, but I don’t feel connected to anyone anymore.
I wasn’t like this before. I’ve changed, and I don’t fully understand why.
I’m not the same person I was back then. I worry that my old friends wouldn’t recognize who I am now.
Sometimes I feel guilty for losing touch. I wonder if that guilt is why I stay silent instead of reaching out.
My days are full, but I still miss old friends. I keep asking myself if being busy is really the reason I never reach out.
I often think about my childhood friends but never send the message. I wonder why reaching out suddenly feels so difficult.
Every time I try to talk, I worry I’ll say the wrong thing. I want to be close again, but I’m afraid that trying too hard will only make her pull away more.
There are nights when I replay conversations in my head, wondering what I did wrong. Her quietness makes me question my parenting more than any argument ever did.
We sit in the same room, yet rarely talk the way we used to. I feel like there are things we both want to say but never do. The silence feels heavy, not empty.
I noticed my daughter stopped telling me about her day. Our conversations became short, and even simple questions seemed to irritate her. I couldn’t understand when the closeness quietly disappeared.
As painful as it feels, part of me senses this moment is asking for something more.
I kept wondering if this loneliness meant I was weak or ungrateful.
I’m always needed, yet no one seems to notice how I’m really doing.
I didn’t feel alone in the room — I felt alone inside, and I couldn’t explain why.
One tiny change made my days feel longer without adding a single extra minute.
and then