“Let them be little. And let yourself rest in the fleeting.”
“Let them be little. And let yourself rest in the fleeting.”
“I began to think of my own death constantly. I’d even envision my own funeral. I’d get upset that I wasn’t going to be there. I want to provide the cushion that my brother couldn’t give me when he died.”
“When people ask about having kids close in age, I say the same thing every time.”
“Your doctors will tell you it’s in your head or to lose weight. Your friends will tell you to buy this or that and it’ll be your cure. Your family will think you’re an attention seeker. Your job will terminate you because you are always sick.”
“For years, I had every example showing me abuse as how life was supposed to be. So, when I met him, it felt normal. What I should have been saying was that I deserve better.”
“Throughout my life, many people told me I was too big. Too pretty to carry so much weight. That I was missing out on life because of ‘all that weight.’ And I believed it for so damn long. But not anymore. Not even for a damn second.”
“It doesn’t mean we are ungrateful, selfish, or broken.”
“And then I will sit back and watch her become the strong woman she was always meant to become, all because she was unafraid.”
“I’ve slept in people’s garages, parking lots, back porches. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody. If I can help someone in a small way, I’m 100% in.”