🏠What it means to have grown up with frequent evictions and housing instability
Growing up with frequent evictions meant that "home" was never a place but rather a series of temporary stops between crises, where your belongings lived in boxes and your heart learned not to get attached.
You may have learned that putting down roots was pointless when you might have to leave at any moment. Making friends, decorating your room, or feeling settled anywhere became exercises in setting yourself up for disappointment. Your nervous system developed an always-ready-to-move alertness, where stability felt like an illusion and your mental go-bag was constantly packed for the next inevitable departure.
You may have become incredibly resourceful and adaptable—able to rebuild your life from scratch repeatedly—but this came at the cost of believing that good things last. Even in genuine stability now, part of you remains perpetually prepared for the next displacement. You've mastered the art of living light and leaving fast, but you may have never learned how to truly arrive and trust that you're allowed to stay.