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Artemis · 6d
Likewise, Apollo looked at our 2 older brothers & the lives they chose & went "Nope. Not what I want" & consciously lived his life to avoid being in the situations they were in. Lil Sis (9 years youn...
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Being in a strict religious community did not help my older siblings. There was a script that they all attempted to follow with varying degrees of success.

And then a catalyst for major change for us was the catastrophe that was Bro2's wedding & the fall-out from that. THAT was definitely an unfair advantage we had over Bro1 & Bro2. We were at the cusp of adulthood going "I want to avoid that at all costs."
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Artemis · 6d
But then again, I started to follow the script & fought my way out of that role, so it's not like it *can't* be done, but again...the advantage of feeling unable to ever catch a break as a kid is that it gives you a higher tolerance for social judgment & consequences.