u/GreenShack

I just realized something about the guilt that touches everything I do. Where does it come from really?

I think they've been planting the idea in my head since I was little, the idea that I had to cater to their wants and needs, otherwise I wouldn't be a good kid. Conditioning. Training. Propaganda. Whatever you call it.

I remember feeling confused and alone, I probably argued a little, but gave in out of fear.

If they were not happy, they'd smash that guilt button till they liked what they saw. Mission incomplete till they had approving smiles on their faces.

So weird and creepy now that I'm picturing it.

The guilt wasn't ever mine.

This is what they want at the end of the day, isn't it?

Yet if anyone tries that, they'll be forever stuck. Common sense tells you you can't have both.

What a wild ride being raised by people with that motto.