The Birthday Gift That Taught Me a Powerful Lesson About Self-Worth and Family Boundaries

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Why the Gift Felt So Important to Me

In my family, gifts were rarely just gifts. They tended to feel more like evaluations.

If you gave too little, you were called selfish. If you gave too much, you were accused of showing off. And if you happened to give exactly what someone wanted, well, somehow that became a problem too.

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