Walks in the Park

 You’re saying: “I no longer consent to a version of love that requires me to be smaller, quieter, or endlessly available while receiving very little back.” That’s a boundary shift , not a character flaw. You do not need to decide today: how close you’ll be long-term whether they’ll change what the final relationship looks like Right now, the work is simply this: Stop pouring love into places where it reliably drains you — and start redirecting some of that care back to yourself and your son.