After Graduation, I Took One Quiet Step to Protect My Future. It Turned Out to Matter

with both arms outstretched.

I stopped asking for things when I was fourteen.

It was easier to expect nothing than to be disappointed by their indifference. Easier to build a small, private world where I didn’t need their approval because I wasn’t going to get it anyway.

The only problem with that kind of survival is that it hardens you in quiet ways.continue reading …