Original artwork, not a still
Things were getting to me. Just how people are. How they always expect you to be a certain way. Even your best friend.
— My So-Called Life · 1994
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker describes feeling worn down by everyone's expectations of how she should behave, noting that even her closest friend falls into that same pattern. It's a quiet complaint about the pressure to perform a certain identity, even among people who are supposed to know her best.
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