To Be the Oldest Daughter

Obedient, Loving, Caring, Self-sacrificing, Quiet, Invisible.

You speak when you are spoken to, you hide behind a mask you wear so well, you pretend to be happy even when you are not, you take on the burdens of the family, you never complain, you never ask for help, you make yourself small, you make yourself less of a problem, you please, you anticipate needs without being told, you ignore your own needs to meet everyone else's, you cry in the shower so the tears wash away, you scream in your car so no one else hears you, you ask yourself if life is even worth it anymore... you know you'd never do it, imagine what a mess you would leave behind for them to clean.

You are the Oldest daughter, and your life has never really been yours.