I Don’t Need to Prove My Worth Through Struggle

I don't know when it started, this idea that women need to be the strong, tough ones all the time.

We’re expected to fight for our place, in society, at work, even in our own families.

But honestly, deep down, I’ve always felt that women are meant to be loved.

To be supported.

To be taken care of, not because we’re weak, but because we carry so much already.

Somehow, the world made it normal for women to always push through,

to always hold it together,

to prove we can handle everything on our own.

And while yes, we can be strong…do we always have to be?

I believe it’s okay to want softness.

To want to be held instead of holding everything.

To want safety, love, and space to just be ourselves, without needing to earn it.

Being cared for doesn’t make us less.

It allows us to be more of who we truly are.

❤️This is what I wish more women knew.