It's about time

I finally found the courage and strength to stand up for myself today. I feel pretty good about it, but worry that I may have burnt a bridge that I'll need later in life.

On the other hand, I don't think anyone has the right to make someone feel small, insignificant, or unworthy of something. And if burning a bridge is the price I have to pay for refusing to be walked all over, I'm willing to do that a million times over.

No one has the right to cut someone down; and I finally figured out that even though it's tougher to stand up and tell someone they're treating me poorly, it's soooo worth it.

I will not be manipulated.