She loved how calm you were…until that calm stopped doing what she wanted.

This one’s about what happens when you stop performing and start leading. The medal story. The coffee ask. The mask slipping. How soft praise turns into hard pressure the second you stop fetching...

It’s not about being heard...it’s about being handled. And once you stop playing along, the system shows you what it really thinks of dads with a spine...

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