One of the very core skills in adulthood is realizing some shege you’ll experience is just your turn. You didn’t cause it or have a part to play, it’s just your turn and it’ll pass
"do you ever read anything serious?" GOOD GRIEF have you seen the state of the world right now??? lemme just enjoy my vampire romance nonsense in peace.
“Oh, you love to read? You should join our book club!”
But you see the problem is I don’t want to be told what to read, because then I automatically don’t want to read it.
Boys should have more conversations with their mothers.
Fact that your mothers lived through a lot quietly doesn’t mean she enjoyed most of what she went through before you go and give someone’s daughter hell in the name of “my mother didn’t mind “.
somewhere in your 20s or 30s you’ll get the opportunity to rebuild your life after a negative loop. its very important that you see that journey through
Back when i was a gloomy teenager i started smiling as a habit cause i thought it would trick my brain into releasing happiness hormones, it didn’t work but it made me look more friendly and thus people approached me more which was what ultimately lifted up my mood.