The Lie I Told to Protect Them
- Master of Confessions
- Aug 6
- 1 min read
Not every lie is selfish.
Sometimes you lie to protect someone.
To shield them.
To soften a truth you think they can’t handle.
To hold the pain yourself so they don’t have to.
And maybe it worked.
Maybe they still don’t know.
But now you’re the one stuck carrying it.
That quiet ache.
That what-if.
That version of you they never really got to see.
You didn’t confess to destroy anyone.
You confessed because finally — it’s time to stop holding everything in.
You protected them.
Now it’s time to protect your own peace too.
🧠 Drop it here.
No consequences.
No cross-examination.
Just the truth, whispered in a place that can hold it.
