Real Talk by quiet effort

It was just a phone charger. That’s what I told...

It was just a phone charger. That’s what I told myself. Nothing big. But when I walked into the bedroom that night, I saw my charger already plugged in on...

It was just a phone charger. That’s what I told...

It was just a phone charger. That’s what I told myself. Nothing big. But when I walked into the bedroom that night, I saw my charger already plugged in on...

I thought I was hiding how burned out I really ...

I thought I was hiding how burned out I really was. Turns out, she already knew — and she was carrying things I didn’t even see. The week I came...

I thought I was hiding how burned out I really ...

I thought I was hiding how burned out I really was. Turns out, she already knew — and she was carrying things I didn’t even see. The week I came...

I thought he didn’t notice I was falling apart....

  I thought he didn’t notice I was falling apart. But he was the one holding it all together.  The week I got sick, I barely left the bed. I...

I thought he didn’t notice I was falling apart....

  I thought he didn’t notice I was falling apart. But he was the one holding it all together.  The week I got sick, I barely left the bed. I...

He stopped fighting back. And at first, I thoug...

  He stopped fighting back. And at first, I thought it meant he stopped caring. I’d come at him with all my frustration — about the house, about work, about...

He stopped fighting back. And at first, I thoug...

  He stopped fighting back. And at first, I thought it meant he stopped caring. I’d come at him with all my frustration — about the house, about work, about...

He didn’t cry at the funeral

He didn’t cry at the funeral. He carried all of us instead. While I was shaking, barely able to stand, he was the one making sure the kids had water,...

He didn’t cry at the funeral

He didn’t cry at the funeral. He carried all of us instead. While I was shaking, barely able to stand, he was the one making sure the kids had water,...

I always thought I carried all the weight in th...

I always thought I carried all the weight in this house. That I was the one keeping us from falling apart. But then I started seeing the quiet things he...

I always thought I carried all the weight in th...

I always thought I carried all the weight in this house. That I was the one keeping us from falling apart. But then I started seeing the quiet things he...