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To the big girls in the house
I don’t get to cry about it. I dare not. I’m supposed to be the strong one; the one who holds everything together when it feels like everything is falling apart. It’s exhausting, not going to lie. Pretending that I have it all under wraps when, inside, I’m one minute away from a meltdown. But what happens when you’re the one with the “common sense,” the one who thinks things through, the one behind the logistics, the one who keeps everything running smoothly — like some invisible thread holding the fabric of it all intact? Or at least the one everyone thinks is all that? When the truth is, while…
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Outcomes: real life at a glance
How about a short and sweet thought? Sometimes, the decisions you make won’t be the smartest, the most appropriate, or sensible. Maybe not even the most affordable. Mistakes will be made. But whether it was worthy or worthless, too much or too little — it was your decision. And it was important to you at some point. And, it mattered to you that you were in charge and it mattered that you had a say. So don’t look back with a regretful gaze; you got your way. Make the best of every possible outcome and make peace with your mistakes.
