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I Kept Telling Myself I Was Fine Until I Couldn’t Anymore
By: Tazamain Khan For a long time, I told myself I was fine. Not great. Not happy. Just fine. And somehow, that felt acceptable. I thought as long as I was functioning—showing up, doing what was expected, keeping things together—I didn’t need to question how I really felt.
By Tazamain Janabout a month ago in Confessions
The Day I Stopped Shrinking Myself
There comes a moment in life when you finally see yourself clearly—not through the eyes of others, not through expectations, criticism, or comparison—but through your own. For me, that moment arrived quietly. No dramatic argument. No public declaration. Just a simple realization: I was exhausted from pretending to be smaller than I truly was.
By Aiman Shahidabout a month ago in Confessions
I Stole Something I Regret
I never thought I would be the kind of person who stole. Not in a big, dramatic way, like the movies show, but small—the kind of theft that whispers its way into your conscience quietly, almost unnoticed. But last year, I did. And the memory of it gnaws at me every time I remember.
By Luna Vaniabout a month ago in Confessions
The Cost of a Western Dream
The Allure of the American Dream and a Father's Blind Faith He was a man who embodied a certain kind of Chinese success: ambitious, driven, and perpetually looking westward. In his eyes, the traditional values of his homeland were ultimately quaint, even backward. He subscribed wholeheartedly to the narratives peddled by certain public intellectuals – that Western civilization, particularly its education system, was superior, liberating, and the pinnacle of modern human achievement.
By Linda Yuleabout a month ago in Confessions
The Time I Never Had
There are things you understand late, sometimes too late. Like the fact that I grew up long before I was old enough. Not by choice. Not to prove anything. Just because life pushed me there. In a few weeks, I will be 32. And yet, deep inside, something resists, something asks for the time I never had.
By Baptiste Monnetabout a month ago in Confessions
I Thought I Was Strong for Enduring Everything in Silence
By: Tazamain Khan For most of my life, I believed that staying quiet was a strength. I thought enduring pain without complaint made me mature, reliable, and strong. I wore my silence like a badge of honor. If something hurt, I swallowed it. If something felt wrong, I ignored it. I told myself that real strength meant not needing anyone.
By Tazamain khan about a month ago in Confessions
“It’s Not You, It’s Me!”
There comes a time in life when I look at the things I used to do, especially when I was much younger and wanted to get along with others. There were times when I went along with the routines, the invitations, and habits of others that no longer fit me. Theref0re, I am breaking up with those habits.
By Margaret Minnicksabout a month ago in Confessions
Love makes yourself blind not your friends
Sunday, 16 March 2025- Camille's House Sometimes during your lifetime, you are going to meet many people, meet many souls, I can tell, but one day you are going to meet someone that your heart beats for, someone who puts you in a trance, someone whose smile gives you not just energy but motivation to be a better person. I am a better person with him. I know he never would hurt me. Since I met him, I am glowing, I am feeling protected, feeling alive.
By Janissa Andradeabout a month ago in Confessions
Silenced No More
Throughout history, the ability to speak freely has never been guaranteed. For centuries, voices have been suppressed by kings, governments, religions, and social systems determined to control what people think, believe, and say. Yet, despite censorship, punishment, and even death, individuals have continued to raise their voices. Their courage shaped societies, challenged injustice, and transformed the world. The story of free speech is not just about laws and rights—it is about human bravery, resistance, and the unbreakable desire to be heard.
By Aiman Shahidabout a month ago in Confessions
