The Line
Someone is always holding the cost.
If you don’t know who it is, it isn’t you.
Maia
The Line
Flexibility becomes exploitation
the moment it is expected and not returned.
The Line
If nothing changes after the apology,
the apology was not the point.
The Line
Discomfort is not harm.
It is what happens when reality is no longer being managed for you.
The Line
Intent does not equal accountability.
It never has. Only avoidance benefits from pretending otherwise.
The Adult
Responsibility Is Not a Feeling
Responsibility is often treated as an emotion. Something you feel when you care enough. Something you lack when you don’t. That framing is convenient—and incorrect. Responsibility is not about intention, empathy, or self-awareness. It is about ownership of impact. You can feel remorse without taking responsibility. You can