The difference for me now is that this barn door has been open a long time and the animals are now in Kenya.
I just spewed coffee at my monitor thanks to that ^^^.
Back to the discussion, I have watched my W do the same thing through this, and yes...it was totally NOT okay to express negative feelings, or standup for herself, growing up.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm