03/11/2025
I’ll be the villain in your story
if it means protecting my kids in I’ll be the villain in your story
if it means protecting my kids in mine.
Call me controlling.
Say I overreact.
Think I’m “too much.”
That’s fine.
Because I don’t parent to please anyone.
I parent to protect, to make sure my kids feel safe, seen, and loved.
Sometimes love means drawing lines others don’t understand.
Saying “no” when everyone says “let it go.”
Standing firm even when your knees are shaking.
If that makes me the bad guy —
then so be it.
I can live with being misunderstood.
What I can’t live with…
is not protecting them when I could have. 🫶🏻