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Survival Wasn’t Free — I Paid by Hiding What Hurt Just to Keep the Peace

AI-generated artwork for the blog post “Survival Wasn’t Free — I Paid by Hiding What Hurt Just to Keep the Peace” — created by Clove (author of Clove Thoughts) using Microsoft Bing Image Creator (DALL·E) and carefully refined in Canva. © 2025 Clove Thoughts. This AI-generated image, authorized solely for the creator’s commercial use in accordance with the terms set by Bing, Canva, and Blogger, captures the quiet emotional toll of forced gratitude — where silence is mistaken for peace, and the pressure to appear thankful gradually erodes self-worth. It portrays how unspoken truths are buried beneath the expectation to remain agreeable, leaving behind invisible wounds that persist long after. I was always told I should be grateful. I had access to the things many children were still dreaming of — the essentials for survival that are often mistaken for a full life. It was seen as more than enough. And maybe, from the outside, it looked like I had everything I needed. But the truth i...

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Your Visits, Counted with Gratitude

Every time you visit Clove Thoughts, it adds to the number you see under "Total Pageviews." This count reflects how often the blog has been viewed since it began — across all posts and pages.

It includes visits from anyone who stops by, whether to read deeply, revisit a favorite post, or quietly explore something that speaks to them.

It doesn’t count individual people — one reader visiting multiple times will increase the number. Still, it tells a quiet story: someone was here, again and again. And that means something.

I keep this count visible not as a measure of popularity, but as a simple marker of connection — a trace of presence, a quiet thank you in numbers.

So if you’ve clicked, scrolled, stayed, or simply paused here for a moment — thank you. Your visit is counted with gratitude.

– Clove

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