You weren’t mature for your age. You were parented by people who made you grow up too soon. That’s not strength—it’s survival.
— Vienna Pharaon
Parentified children are forced into adult roles emotionally or physically. The world calls it maturity. But it’s often unresolved grief in disguise.
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