She needed permission to be displeasing . Permission to say “no” without a 10-point apology. Permission to let someone be disappointed in her without immediately rebuilding herself into what they wanted.
You are not responsible for the emotional comfort of every person in the room. lilly bell - people pleaser
They didn’t know that her spine was slowly curving from the weight of all the "yeses." Every smile she lent out was a piece of her own jaw she’d never get back. Every time she muted her own hurt to keep the room peaceful, she buried a little more of her voice in the backyard of her chest. She needed permission to be displeasing