I want to be my own damn hero. It would be a nice change from being my own biggest problem. When did I decide that my worth came from how someone else sees me? Does that happen when a girl grows up without a father to tell her she’s smart and kind and pretty and worth so much more than the scraps of attention users will throw her way? Or was I born hungry for someone else’s opinions? I don’t even know what I think about myself. Am I smart? Am I organized? Am I a good person? Or am I just a collection of all the damage I’ve allowed someone to do to me? And if so, how do I become my own hero?
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