“You think you love her?” Archer is asking now. “Do you even know her?” I look him in the face when I say, “No offense but I know her better than you guys do. I know that the tough girl thing is just an act. I know that she’s terrified of disappointing you all. That’s her biggest fear in the world. I know that she feels suffocated by the way you hover over her and never let her solve her own problems. She doesn’t feel heard. She doesn’t feel seen. That’s why she’s always pitching a fit and screaming above the noise. She just wants to be heard…So to answer your question, yes, I know her.” The
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