To The Dad I Wished I Had

You never failed to make me feel like I had something to fall back on if everything else went to shit. You never failed to remind me that there was a home away from home I could go to if I ever needed a place to breathe.

Let’s Quit Trying To Be The ‘Cool Girl’

I’m tired of feeling like I have to explain myself if I’m caught with Marie Claire in my hands, like it’s such a big fucking deal. Should I start carrying some Hemingway as a backup, to prove that I’m not nearly as stupid as you think I am?

You Taught Me Everything About Love At 18

The tears we cried together were beautiful because neither of us wanted to lose the other but the fallout was inevitable. Our story in just words would not give it justice. You had to be there. We were so happy together. We chose each other, and it became an almost unhealthy obsession.

Am I Too Young To Get Married?

You may be young and in love, and that is a beautiful thing. I mean it. Treasure your love. Be good to each other. But know that love is not enough.

To My Best Friend Who Broke My Heart

I learned that I don’t care what you think of me, but more importantly what I know about myself. I know that I’m better off in so many ways, and I know that I’m even better by not knowing you. I know that I am someone fully capable of loving from the depths of my soul because I still love the one who broke my heart so many times.

I’m A Smoker And You Need To Leave Me Alone

If you think that is sort of a social punishment for smokers, I’ll object, first because it didn’t make me (or anyone I presume) want to quit smoking and second because you didn’t punish men smokers. Or if you think you’ll telling us through that look that smoking isn’t at all pretty moreover healthy for us, I am telling you once again, we know.