People assume that having a big family means you’re automatically supported. That you always have someone to lean on.That holidays are full of warmth.That there’s always a couch to cry on and a person to call. But sometimes having a big family doesn’t feel like a safety net. Sometimes it feels like an audience. ***There’s…
Today I learned how fast my mind can turn nothing into something. This is such a small thing, which is maybe why it’s annoying that it stuck with me. But anyway, I was trying to get my dog inside. He was barking at two guys walking by, so I went out, opened the door, and…
A few days ago, I was going through old quotes I used to write down from reading books and one was about growing up with good role models. About how if you don’t have that, you kind of end up without anything solid you actually believe in. And for some reason that sent me spiraling….
They say you never forget your first love, your first heartbreak… and apparently, your first full-blown betrayal. I was in fourth grade. A young, innocent, giggly version of myself – sitting in the very back of the classroom with another poor soul whose only mistake that day was sitting next to me. Our desks were…