Unlearning Responsibility Is Part of Healing
Sometimes I think about how difficult it can be to put something down once it has become part of who you are.
Especially when it began so early.
As a Deaf parent, I have spent time reflecting on the responsibilities people can carry from childhood into adulthood.
Not because they are asked to.
But because those responsibilities can become familiar.
Comfortable, even.
A way of understanding yourself and your place in the world.
Over time, letting go can feel surprisingly complicated.
Not because the responsibility was wanted.
But because it has been carried for so long.
Sometimes healing is not about learning something new.
Sometimes it is about realising that not everything needs to remain on your shoulders.
The more I reflect on this, the more I believe that putting something down can require just as much courage as carrying it.
Some responsibilities are not meant to stay forever.
Unlearning responsibility can be part of healing.
