I learned the hard way that some people only appreciate you when you're convenient. When you always say yes, stay quiet, and make yourself smaller so everyone else stays comfortable, you're "easy to love." But the moment you start saying no, setting boundaries, and choosing what's healthy for you, the narrative shifts. Suddenly you have an attitude. Suddenly you're difficult. Suddenly you're the problem. The truth? They didn't value you - they valued your compliance. They were comfortable with your silence, not your strength. I'm not being difficult. I'm being honest. I'm being whole. And if protecting my peace disrupts your expectations, that discomfort belongs to you - not me.