I’ll Probably Always Be a People Pleaser, But At Least I’ve Learned to Please the Right Ones
I’ve learned that I count. I’m a person too. I should be on that list.
I’ve learned that I count. I’m a person too. I should be on that list.
Once upon a time, I not only had a
double standard but practiced a triple standard, whereby I had one set of standards for myself, a second for others, and a third for idealized others, a.k.a., the pedestal.
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