46. Get angry when children scream and run around loudly in stores. It’s not a god damn playground.
47. I’ve started making involuntary noises when exerting minimal effort.
I peek out my blinds when I hear noise to see what is going on.
I yearn for the day when I buy a house so I can yell at children to get off my lawn.
I use the word yearn outside of a Seinfeld reference.
I make Seinfeld references.
About the author
“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino
Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.
