I’M ALWAYS THE STRONG ONE, BUT WHO CHECKS UP ON ME?
<p>I’M ALWAYS THE STRONG ONE, BUT WHO CHECKS UP ON ME?</p><p>I’ve always been the one who makes everyone laugh. I bring the jokes, the gist, the crazy conversations, and somehow, I always know how to make things feel lighter.</p><p>But sometimes, the person making everyone laugh is fighting battles nobody knows about.</p><p>I’ve had moments where people I cared about drifted away, situations changed, and things didn’t turn out the way I expected. I smiled through it, kept being myself, and carried on. Not because it didn’t hurt, but because I didn’t want my pain to become my personality.</p><p>Sometimes I wonder if people mistake my laughter for proof that I’m always okay.</p><p>I’m not the quiet type. I’ll joke, laugh, gist and act like everything is perfectly fine. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t moments when I wish someone would look beyond all of that and simply ask, “Are you really okay?”</p><p>Because even the strong one gets tired.</p><p>Even the funny one has bad days.</p><p>And sometimes, the person who makes everyone feel better needs someone to do the same for her. ❤️</p>
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This piece was inspired by my own friendship fallout and the emotions I carried behind all the laughter.
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
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We pick the top 3.
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