Sometimes, “I’m fine” is the biggest lie we tell.
We smile when we want to cry. We laugh when our hearts feel heavy. We say we’re tired when, really, we’re exhausted from pretending everything is okay.
Sometimes, we don’t need advice. We just need someone to notice. Someone to ask again, “Are you really okay?”—and stay long enough to hear the answer.
So tell me, what’s one question you wish someone would genuinely ask you?
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