Buy the thing, then text the receipt before you're asked. Not proof; tenderness with a timestamp, so trust doesn't have to be brave every time.

The thought behind it

This is a mechanism, not a mood — one small repeatable move against an outcome you assumed needed willpower. Family is the first ledger you never asked for: the people who knew you before you got good at hiding. Watch what “12” does here. Change it and the sentence becomes comfortable again, which is how you know it matters.