But would you have wanted the presence of someone who pretty obviously didn’t love you, anyway? Probably not, not after everything you’ve been through. Not after seeing the emotional toll it took on those people who did stick it out.
We’re raised to believe that if we love hard enough, strong enough, and long enough, everything falls into place.
3. We can go see the same kid’s movie at the theater half a dozen times and you love it as much as I do. Or at least fake it really well.
Hint: Acing a math test isn’t one of them.
The idea of following our hearts is a sweet and heart-warming concept in an ideal world, but what about when you apply it outside of a Disney movie or chick flick?
I’ve never felt infinite.
When kids are mean, or adults don’t understand, and you feel a little lost and more than a little alone, I hope you turn to books.
1. People having kids. Or not, ever.
There is a general sense of entitlement that underlies many social concepts of this day and age that perpetuates the idea that we all somehow deserve something, often at the expense of others.
Having a child didn’t ruin my life, it gave mine meaning and direction.