I don’t want life to continue as normal. Every day the extreme expectations, the constant badgering from family.

I am alone most of the time because I chose to live in a way that would ironically be best for my psyche. Still, I find no quarter.

I wish he wouldn’t put so much pressure on me. It’s exhausting. He keeps trying to squeeze blood from a stone. I have nothing to give, please just give me some space!

And then comes the in-laws. It never ends. Pestering and pestering.

I would like one day where people didn’t cripple me with their incessant needs. I’m more than willing to give but I need to recover first.

From sun up to sun down, I’m never my own person. I have to change it.