i guess this is kinda dumb and probably not even a real confession cos like it's not a big deal right but like sometimes i wonder if i just broke my kid you know my daughter she's sixteen now and um she's just like so quiet and responsible always studying or reading or something and i remember back when she was younger maybe like ten eleven my ex and i were really going through it you know constant fights and crying and just like the house was a warzone i guess and i remember i'd just like need to talk to someone and she was always there like she'd just sit and listen to me go on and on about how he never helped with anything or how i felt so alone and she'd always say oh mom don't worry you're strong you'll figure it out you deserve better stuff like that and i'd feel a little bit better you know like i wasn't totally losing it and i guess it just became a thing like after he left and even now she's still the one i go to when i'm feeling crap about dating or like my art isn't selling or just you know the usual adult stuff and she always has like the PERFECT thing to say like she'll give me advice that's way beyond her years like sometimes i forget she's a kid you know and i just feel so much better after we talk she's just so supportive and i don't know i just sometimes see her friends like they're always out doing stuff going to parties or just hanging out at the mall and my daughter she just stays home and like reads or practices her flute or something and i wonder if maybe that was my fault you know like did i like take her childhood away from her by leaning on her so much i don't know if that's even a thing people do i mean she seems happy enough like she never complains and she's really good in school so it's not like she's struggling or anything but then i see her sometimes just staring out the window or like lost in thought and i just think man did i turn her into like a mini therapist or something i just needed someone you know i was so lost back then and she was just always there and i feel bad about it sometimes but then i just kinda forget and then the next time i'm feeling down i'm telling her everything again and it's just like a cycle i guess i don't know what to do about it or if i even should do anything at all it just is what it is right and she's a good kid a REALLY good kid.