porchlightletters
5 days ago1 min read
The Grief You Carry Might Not Be Yours
Some of what you feel didn’t start with you. I didn’t always understand that. I just knew there were things in my life that felt heavier than they should. Emotions that didn’t quite match the moment. Reactions that felt older than the version of me living them. It took time to realize that some of what we carry is inherited. Not in a way that’s obvious. Not in a way anyone sits you down and explains. But in the quiet spaces of a family… in what’s said, and maybe even more in



















