She continued: “And my mum showed up on her doorstep in pajama pants and a coat. The girl’s mum kept apologising for me calling, my mum put up a hand and said ‘don’t apologise for my daughter. I want her to know she’s allowed to leave and I’ll be there for her at any time.’”

It turned out to be one of the greatest lessons of Brooks’ life because thereafter she learnt the importance of creating her own personal boundaries – including leaving a job not worthy of her time or her.

“I remember her coaching me through a speech on how to resign and leave from a hostile work environment when I was in the middle of nowhere at a camp for the summer, and she offered money to get a cab to pick me and my friends up,” she wrote.

This woman’s viral tweet reminds us why we should leave uncomfortable situations