The silent treatment is a normalized form of emotional abuse. Part of maturing is learning how to communicate, rather than employing silence as punishment.
881. Do you understand that number? That doesn't refer to just you, your sibling, parents and grandparents. This means BLOODLINES. Families that will never again be able to grow due to the genocide. 881 families and bloodlines GONE.
Pour into the relationships that pour into you. Something Iโve learned to prioritize more is focusing more energy and time to those who do care for me, rather than stressing over those who donโt โ I no longer have it in me to beg for someone to like or respect me.
Maturity is realizing their lack of effort is their lack of interest in you, their lack of interaction is their lack of resonance with you, and their lack of response is your lack of importance to them.