25/09/2026
I wish people knew the whole story before judging the child.
They hear her crying about how badly her child treats her, and suddenly, the child becomes the villain. But no one hears what happened when the doors were closed. No one hears the words that were said, the love that was withheld, the wounds that were repeatedly reopened, or the moments when that child cried alone and wondered why being loved had to hurt so much.
The hardest part is watching someone tell a story where they are only the victim, while quietly leaving out the parts where they were the one who broke you first.
And maybe that’s why the child stays silent.
Not because there is nothing to say.
Not because the story isn’t true.
But because they are exhausted—exhausted from explaining, exhausted from defending themselves, and exhausted from begging people to believe a pain they never witnessed.
Sometimes, the child doesn’t hate the parent.
They’re simply tired of being hurt by the person they once desperately wanted to feel safe with.
So if a child becomes distant, quiet, or stops trying to explain themselves, maybe don’t ask, “Why did you change?”
Ask instead, “What happened to you that made you stop feeling safe enough to speak?”
Because some children don’t stop loving.
They simply stop hoping that their pain will ever be understood. 🤍
