One Gone, One Dead, One Cruel. Where Does That Leave Me?

Girlhood is turning your cellular hotspot on in the Taco Bell parking lot so your friend can order the Taco Bell Cheez-it Box

WAIT!

Before the semester ends, would anyone like to admit they have a crush on me

Anything can be a UFO if you're bad at identifying flying objects

This is suddenly feeling very relevant as well. But we stay silly

I think I'm going to have a little ✨menty b✨

I like to think I’m a strong sailor, but even I can’t resist the siren’s song of the arts and crafts aisle in the Walmart

May she who is without sin cast the first stone, but then again perhaps those in stained glass houses should not be throwing stones in the first place.

I still think about you, by the way.

How could I not? We grew up together. You can see in our cadence, in our mannerisms. We are permanently intertwined to an extent, whether we we'd like to be or not. You shaped me, and I shaped you.

My father still talks about you too. We were products of our environment. And it was not fair to us. I hope you know that. How they spoke to and about us affected us in ways intangible.

I hope you are well, wherever you may be. I think I will always love you, in my own way.

You know, as you become an adult, you will face many new and unexpected challenges. This can be a really scary experience. What do I do when my can opener rusts? I didn’t know this was a possibility.

I love you imperfectly. Yet I love you endlessly.

Thank you for loving me like your own.