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Hostage to Obligation or Free to Be?

Hostage to Obligation or Free to Be?

No One Will Give Us What We Need. Time to Take It.

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Crystal Jackson
Feb 16, 2020
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No One Will Give Us What We Need. Time to Take It.

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I always thought that if I ever got my shit together, everyone else would be happy I managed it — happy for me, happy I was no longer a hot mess impacting them. I assumed that personal growth would mean stronger relationships with my current circle.

I couldn’t have been more wron…

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