Pāhonoa te oro

“You’re being controlled… and don’t even know it. It’s not anger… it’s silence. They suddenly go quiet… right after you open up. No reply. No emotion. Just… nothing. And that’s when it hits you. Your mind starts racing. ‘Did I say something wrong?’ ‘Did I mess this up?’ You replay the moment… again and again. But they already know this. That silence isn’t accidental… it’s strategy. Because the longer they stay quiet… the more uncomfortable you feel. So what do you do? You try to fi