I wanted to thank you guys. Because without each and every one of you this would’ve never happened. You supported me, and loved me through all the drama, and that’s why I’m standing here. I wasted so much time hating myself for the stupid mistakes that I made, but, the truth is, is that without all of those, I never would’ve dreamed this to be my future. I was the only one standing in the way of myself. You can’t change your past. But you can let go and start your future.
Can we please stop associating being a good person with how much you’re willing to suffer in silence for other people? You can be a kind person and still say “no, I don’t have the time/energy to help you with that.” You can be a kind person and still say “this makes me uncomfortable, please stop.” You can be a kind person and still say “I disagree and here’s why.” You can be kind and still say “I’m not okay with this.” Being kind is about treating people with kindness and respect, not about being the human equivalent of a doormat!
Stu, let me ask you a question: how did you not realize until then that you had too many eggs? Nobody sells eggs in a big cloth-covered basket, so you must have done that yourself. That means you spent god-knows-how-long opening up twelve whole cartons of eggs, carefully placing each egg one-by-one inside a big basket, and then covering it with a big picnic cloth… and at no point- at no point- did you ever stop and think “gee, there might be TOO MANY FUCKING EGGS HERE”
While working at school some teachers and I were setting up a fence around the pool and I got my hand jammed in between two very heavy pieces of metal.
I went to the doctor and they recommended I get an x-ray. My American ass was like “oh fuck last time I was offered an x-ray in the states it would cost me upwards of $1000 because that was my deductable. (:
I did the X-ray and guess what it cost in Japan? (: (: (: