The moment I realized his “joke” wasn’t a joke was quietly devastating. In that moment, I saw the truth I’d been avoiding: he wanted me worn down, dead, and erased. Accepting that left a deep pain – that kind comes when someone’s cruelty finally reveals itself for what it is.
If you have lived anything like this, if these words touch a place you’ve been, then you have my quiet solidarity.
Principal Designer
Jennifer Nicole Nelson
