strong foundations will hold you up.

…until not.

that's the one they leave out of the cookie.

because a foundation is only as strong

as the truth underneath it.

consistency without honesty.

presence without accountability.

warmth without safety.

it holds.

until the weight of what's missing

becomes more than the structure can carry.

you didn't build badly.

you built on materials

that were never what they claimed to be.

— author