She walked into the room, radiant and self-assured —and before I could say “hi,” my mind whispered,“She’s probably judging me.” Where did that come from? Why does someone else’s shine make us question our own? Let’s talk about the quiet tension, the mistrust, and the healing it takes to rebuild something we rarely admit we’ve lost —trust in each other. We Were Taught to Compete, Not Connect From a young age, many of us were praised when we outdid another girl —when we got the highest marks, the prettiest outfit, the most “marriage potential.” We didn’t realize it then,but those gold stars came at the cost of sisterhood. We weren’t…