According to PSYCHOLOGY, being the "good, low maintenance" child isn't a sign of innate maturity. It is a survival strategy known as parentification or fawning. You subconsciously recognized that your caregivers were too emotionally overwhelmed, volatile, or fragile to handle your age appropriate needs. You swallowed your own childhood and became invisible just to keep the peace.
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