@itslarkinsword: This is for the people who were always called “mature,” “responsible,” and “easy to take care of,” when what they really needed was someone to notice they were struggling too. This is for us who learned to carry things quietly, became good at saying “I’m fine,” and made everyone believe we never needed to be worried about. Maybe we did. Maybe we always should have been. #prose #proses #writing #fyp
I was the child my mother ignores during exams week, while gently helping my older brother to study. I was the child who didn't need to be prioritized, because my older brother needed more guidance, rather than me. They never asked if i was okay, they just simply assumed i was completely fine because of the behavior i had shown, the toughness i had show, and the fake smile i had drawn whenever i felt like giving up.
2026-08-23 09:51:45
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Larkin :
May we all heal from the things we never learned how to talk about. To the parents who are still carrying wounds from the way they were raised, and to the children who had to carry the weight of those wounds with them, may we all find the understanding, gentleness, and healing we deserved along the way. 🫂🙌🏻
2026-08-19 08:35:05
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deuce :
I was once this kid who they never had to worry about. But then, college came. I struggled, I got a failed grade. I did not tell them at first, I am too ashamed. Because the kid who they thought was smart and responsible failed. Years went by until I couldn't keep it from them anymore because I will be delayed for a year. When they found out about it, I felt like I was suddenly this kid who was a disappointment and a burden.
2026-08-23 10:11:33
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Drian :
curse of being the "academically gifted kid"
2026-08-23 11:51:58
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haren :
"Everyone loved the version of you who could handle things, few people thought to ask what it cost you to be that person" 😭😭😭
2026-08-23 12:34:52
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xiaolongbae🥟 :
imagine letting your kid walk herself alone when she’s literally in her kindergarten just because alam mong kaya nya na. I won’t forget that…
2026-08-20 23:26:24
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Andyy 𐙚 :
It hits every bone 😭
2026-08-19 02:26:08
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Hanna :
My Dad told me years later after my Board Exam: “Di kami kinabahan sayo kasi alam namin sure na yun” I just wished somebody, anybody from the house called me to ask kamusta Day 1. I wish somebody bothered to light a candle for me. While everybody else had their family praying and worrying for them.. my phone never rang. I don’t blame my brother, but bakit nung turn nya andun silang lahat? Thank you Tita Leny, kasi I had you. I miss you so much.
2026-08-20 02:49:15
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zen zen :
"people come to you bec they trust that u'll know what to do, but sometimes nobody notices that you are standing in the same burning building as everyone else" 😞
2026-08-19 10:06:55
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Kris :
there's one time na in-ask ko si mama bakit hindi niya ako kinakamusta and parang hindi niya ako chinicheck katulad ng ginagawa niya sa mga kapatid ko, sabi niya "hindi naman na kailangan kasi alam ko kaya mo naman".
2026-08-23 11:12:53
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jai. :
man, you better pay for my next therapy session
2026-08-18 21:39:18
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rach :
hugs for everyoneeee
2026-08-23 11:53:12
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mariyahmahkiling :
At kapag tuluyang umapaw ang baso—sino ang dapat sisihin? Ang batang pilit na iniipon ang bawat patak, o ang mga taong walang tigil sa pagbuhos ng tubig dito?
2026-08-19 03:13:07
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shilo :
just cause I can swim doesn't mean I can't drown
2026-08-19 08:39:44
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itsasa77 :
My little brother is such a difficult kid to handle. So I decided to be the best kid I could be for my parents, no need for two troublesome children in this family. It's not like I mind, I just grew up faster.
2026-08-19 23:33:36
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𓇼888🇵🇸 :
kakasabi lang ni Mama na ang bait bait ko daw na bata, di daw sya nahirapan sakin kasi marunong daw ako umintindli. Wala naman akong choice hahaha
2026-08-19 15:16:56
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cionne ℘ :
ay hindi ako first. huwag na. huwag na!
2026-08-18 21:57:16
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Jalapeño ☹️ :
Rather than enjoying myself and romanticizing my college life, I’m afraid to finish it, what if I couldn’t get a job right after graduation? Since then, I always saved up my money for rainy days, to have something to spend if there’s an unexpected expense, but the worries about life is getting too close and I can’t afford to break, I can’t relax, days passes by but my worries keep on filling up
2026-08-19 15:01:37
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gitinidor_na_soup💢 :
I've always heard I’m an easy and reliable child. But do I really have a choice?If they saw me at my worst—if they saw how I handle everything would they still see me the same way?
2026-08-19 22:16:51
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A K I 🌞 :
I am now crying in a public transportation. But thank you.
2026-08-19 11:51:37
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Dust at dusk :
and I thought I sealed it somewhere deep & far...
2026-08-19 05:44:31
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