It’s what I did for the entirety of my parents’ divorce. I became a lifelong peacekeeper. I’m always the guy in the middle, the guy who wants to keep the mood positive. I like creating things that make people happy. I don’t like chaos. But with that desire to please people comes the fear of letting them down. I am constantly worried about being the source of friction. I want everyone to get along. I never want to put my own needs forward in case they upset a precarious balance. This dynamic is what made me the person I am. It gave me the good parts of my personality, as well as the darker
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