"be strong"

[snugglekitty]

So, I've been thinking about what it means to be strong.

In my family, growing up, what was validated was mostly acting strong. Pretending to know everything, be capable of everything, and need nothing. That's a really terrible model. But I'm realizing that I haven't replaced it with a new model of my own.

For you, what does it mean to be strong? And how did you find out?

Comments

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I suppose the fact that I can admit all this is strong.

I certainly think it is. It's very hard for me to admit that sort of stuff to myself, and even harder to say it out loud.