Tag mental health
This is not “celebration.” It is noise that destroys a sense of safety — especially for autistic and neurodivergent children, people living with PTSD, the elderly, and animals. This text names the issue clearly: fireworks in residential areas are normalized harm, and education has a duty to speak, not stay silent.
There comes a point where exhaustion stops being “just a phase” and becomes a quiet collapse inside your chest. This is the moment you stop pretending you’re fine, admit you’re done, and realise that needing a different life is not weakness — it’s the first honest breath you’ve taken in years.
