Why your needs matter, too

I feel like we're all given this little being in our life to take care of and instead of taking care of them we often...

-ignore them

-lock them in a closet

-over use them

-don't let them talk to anyone or let them see the world

-hate them for taking up space

-resent them for needing anything

-tell them they shouldn't exist. 

It's honestly f*cking heartbreaking.

If other people's needs matter, your needs matter.
If they deserve better, you deserve better.

Sometimes we need to separate from ourselves, back up, and look on her with the eyes of a friend.

Remember that you are the one who has to take care of her before anyone else does. And that if you don't, you're mistreating someone. A real person in this world is being mistreated by you. It just happens to be you. And that doesn't make it okay.