Your Needs Are Not A Problem
Some of us grew up in homes where any need was treated like a burden
You needed comfort
They called you dramatic
You needed help
They called you lazy
You needed space
They called you rude
So you began apologizing for everything
For asking
For being tired
For existing
You are allowed to need things
You are allowed to ask
You are allowed to be human without apologizing
Independence begins when you say
I am allowed to matter too
