It's wonderful to be able to pause and say - enough is enough. I am tired, I have had enough. I will not wait for anyone to apologise or change. I will not wait for anyone to choose me or love me.
But I am here with myself every single minute of every single day. And guess what?! We could have so much fun together.
I think we end up so hurt sometimes, that we do not dare hope again, just so we don't end up more hurt.
But all of my past experiences (besides the family I was born into) are just a series of my own choices. And in no situation was I not able to say "No more!". Of course, in most cases, I could and I did, but a little too late for my own well being.
Feeling entitled can be actually healthy when done right. We should all feel entitled to feeling good and safe. Feeling loved without any hidden agendas. Don't be so naive as to accept anyone who makes you feel weird, uncomfortable, unsure, confused, scared, threatened, lied to or manipulated, thinking it's just a phase or that they will change eventually. They won't.
But you, my dear, can feel entitled to only healthy and good feeling people, experiences, places. And don't overthink it, gaslight yourself, thinking maybe you are too sensitive, too dramatic, too much. You are not. YOU are actually fighting and neglecting your intuition.
Because one thing that you are is intuitive. THAT really is part of your identity. And when we accept this puzzle peace as part of ourselves, we can actually start to tune in, and carefully listen to it. Because our intuition is the healthy cousin of the ego. They both want to keep us safe, but only the intuition can do so while having our higher self in mind.