I have a particularly bad habit that I’ve tried to work on. I know it’s bad, but it doesn’t manifest very often – part of why it’s hard to break. I see other people do it and disapprove like a hypocrite, but I’m working on it.
I shield people from bad things.
It’s in my nature, and I think a lot of people do this for the same reason – we don’t want people we love to be hurt. So we hide things from them, or carry the burden ourselves. But you can’t. People are strong, and a burden carried by two is lighter than one carried by one. When there’s a crisis, share it. Give them the opportunity to love you as you love them.
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