I watched my friends leave tonight to go out. I, like always, stayed behind. Maybe this will be one of the last times that happens. Nothing has ever been worth the pain that can accompany me when I have to go out. I’ve missed dinners, and holidays, and birthdays, and graduations. I always make an [...]
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One of my best friends came to visit over the weekend. She is amazingly cool. We have been really good friends for years. I was a bridesmaid at her wedding last summer. She moved a few states away with her new husband and this is the first time I’ve seen her. It was really awkward. [...]
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OK, maybe this is selfish of me. But I just going to go ahead and say it. I am so unbelievably sick to death of people. I feel like I spend my days taking care of everyone else. I have had an awful week. Full of pain, lack of sleep, and extreme nausea. I just [...]
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