light vent?

cyber_wrld 8/20/2023 07:10 pm 258

so, my best friend and her family are always asking if i wanna go do stuff with them, and of course id love to, but my parents are pretty anxious and protective and cant really comprehend the idea of wanting to go out and do things more than once in a week, so ive always been kind of sheltered and unable to do as much as other kids. they're pretty loose actually, and they've gotten a lot better about it as ive gotten older. they let me do stuff if i want to, but it makes me anxious because i dont wanna upset them, im a chronic people pleaser and feel like my family's emotions are my responsibility so just a one second hesitation before they answer when i ask or an apprehensive look is enough to make me crash.

sometimes its just easier to say no, but when my friends parents insist so much and ask so frequently, i feel awkward turning them down yk? i love my bestie, shes never pushy ever, but still it makes me anxious for no reason really.

how do i stop worrying about this