21. When she sneezes, I say, “shut the fuck up”
Usually she giggles afterwards. She’s now started saying, “shut the fuck up” to basically any bodily sound of mine, like a cough or even burp. But she then giggles after saying it, in that “I can’t believe I said something so mean” way.
22. I pooped while pushing my son out of me. Everyone told me I didn’t, even though I just knew. When we got home, he told me I did indeed poop. Very unromantic, but I know he will always tell me the truth.
“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.
