20. I’d always be down to do something that was their idea, but me coming up with plans and inviting them was futile.
21. I was just never invited. I had to ask what everyone else was doing all the time, and eventually I just got tired of being friends with people that clearly didn’t want to be around me.
22. Only ever complained about EVERYTHING, only talked about herself, always in a bad mood.
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.
