On a more personal note...

I was thinking about this the other day, but maybe I’ve been too nice to the people who don’t deserve it.
Sorry that’s a little harsh…

But I’m just going to come out and say it, because it’s about time.

Am I just afraid of hurting someone?

Or simply do not have the courage to stand up for myself?

Sometimes I feel like being too nice can be destructive.

People who are too nice get taken advantage of,

I’ve learned.

I’ve had numerous times in my life where I have struggled to either say "no" or stand up for myself.

Where I've been stepped on and used,

which has more often ended up in tears,

And asking myself….

What did I do?

How can people say such hurtful things?

Is it intentional?

How can they not see how much it hurts?

Is it because of their insecurities?

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I am over high school.

I am not the same person I was last year.

I’ve grown up.

I don’t look to the past.

I am learning and I am moving forward.

I visited home about a week and a half ago,

My sister said I looked genuinely happy.

I am.

I am so blessed with the people in my life,

the family that I have.

I am happy.