Wednesday
Wellknown Ace

People think being a single child means having everything — space, silence, attention.
They forget it also means having to fill that silence all by yourself.
I learned early how to make friends with echoes,
how to talk to the moon and get answers back in glimmers.
My toys were quiet, my thoughts weren’t.
Maybe that’s how I grew to love shadows — they stay, even when no one else does.
When I fall sick, there’s no voice calling out “take care.”
Just me, wrapped in a blanket that smells like home, whispering, “you’re okay.”
When I win something, the applause is soft — just my heart clapping inside my chest.
But still, I find peace here.
In the stillness of my own world, I don’t have to fight for space or love.
I build my own kind of warmth — slow, patient, and real.
Some days, the quiet feels heavy.
Other days, it feels like a lullaby written just for me.
Maybe that’s what being a single child really is-
learning to hold yourself gently when no one else remembers to.
Becoming both your comfort and your courage.
Do you ever talk to yourself just to hear kindness out loud?





