The more that I am alive, the more that I see how conditioned we are to fit into a societal frame and conform. A lot of living requires us to do so and some of us (do so) on our own accord.

As I have grown, I see how some of what I have been conditioned to think is unhealthy and can be detrimental to my well-being. I also see how others are affected by these restraints and that if we don’t heal from generational traps and curses, we will keep repeating the cycle.

We are responsible for our lives and there is only so much time that we can spend time being angry at people about the past or how we were raised. So, as I have forgiven those who passed down generational curses to me, I acknowledge what they are and I let them go.

Here are 9 more generational curses that I have left behind:

1. The need to vilify a person to see their shortcomings.

2. That speaking up for myself is wrong.

3. That relatives are forever.

4. That men only want one thing.

5. That I need to be angry at men.

6. That by a certain age, I need to have accomplished certain things.

7. That finances are the best reward.

8. That one opinion is better than another.

9. That adults can never be corrected or change. Especially when it comes to parenting.