congratulations on being fake-nice, i guess?

yo—
what kind of conflict resolution skills are these?

so let’s be clear from the top:

passive-aggressive is not “nicer.”
it’s not “gentle.”
it’s not evolved.
it’s just uncourageous.

it’s true weak shit.

you didn’t say the mean thing out loud?
✨do you want a medal?✨
a girl scout badge in tone-policing?
a weighted blanket and a podcast for that?

because wow—look at you go.
you swallowed the truth,
faked a smile,
and hit me with the most loaded lie in the female language:
“no worries!”

bro—just get that shit out.
say what the fuck you mean.

because babe?

that’s not neutral.
that’s not helpful.
it’s just vague enough to fuck with me.
but polite enough to keep your hands clean.

you’re not a boundary queen.
you’re a silent chaos demon
in high-waisted denim and
judgmental energy.

you knew you were annoyed.
you just didn’t want to say it out loud
because then you’d have to own it.

so instead, you gave me
scheduling curveballs,
dry-text energy,
and let me spiral while you pretended everything was chill.

it wasn’t.
you weren’t.
and now i’m the one left overthinking a situation
you were too emotionally avoidant to clarify.

and girl—don’t blame patriarchy for this one.
yes, the system raised us to be small and nice and smile through it.
but you’re an adult.
you have free will and group chats and access to therapy.
you can say “hey, that didn’t sit right with me.”
but instead?
you chose psychological warfare with bad branding.

this isn’t conflict avoidance.
it’s conflict outsourcing.
and it’s manipulative as fuck.

so no—
you don’t get points for being “chill.”
you don’t get to pretend you were helping.
you don’t get to ghost your own discomfort
and act surprised when it bites me instead.

you just get clocked.
for being a fake-nice,
boring ass liability
with a soft voice and a mean streak.

xo,
the girl who’s not decoding your tone anymore

🧃🧃🧃

Samantha Lee Lowe

sammie lowe is a single mom, law student, and founder of bodhi cleaning co.—an ethical, femme-forward cleaning collective rooted in fairness, ritual, and rage. born from survival and built with purpose, her work redefines what it means to clean house—physically, emotionally, and systemically. she blends practicality with a little bit of magic, runs on justice and white vinegar, and believes that women shouldn’t have to choose between making money and making meaning. this isn’t a side hustle. it’s a standard.

http://sammielowe.com/
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