Author: Riley Stanton

Date: April 27, 2025

I hate my life so much sometimes it feels unbearable. I can’t even remember the last time I went out feeling good about myself, feeling confident, feeling… pretty. Every time I try to wear something that makes me feel even a little bit beautiful, she steps in. She gets jealous, she makes some comment, she finds some way to make me feel like I have to change.

And every single time, I do. I end up wearing something that feels wrong, ugly, just to keep the peace. Just to avoid the drama. But deep down, it kills something inside me a little more each time.

I just want one moment, one night, one small piece of my life where I can feel good about myself without feeling guilty or selfish or wrong. Why is that so much to ask? Why can’t she just let me have that?

It’s like I’m trapped — and some days, I honestly don’t know how much longer I can take it. I’m tired of hiding who I am just to make someone else comfortable. I deserve to feel pretty. I deserve to feel like I’m enough.