Hey, I figured I should have a book where I talk write, and post art, so hi.
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My opening conversation for today will be my friend Acat. If you follow her (acat_bts ) and read her book, you know that she just posted a chapter about something that happened at lunch today.
I was sitting across from her with the friend next to me. We were discussing trust versus an actual childhood growing up. I mentioned that my parents had trusted me and my bro from a young age, letting us do stuff like cook and walk around the neighborhood. Acat responded that her dad trusted her, but her mom didn't. In fact, she said, she didn't really trust her mom either.
Friend sitting next to me gets mad at this comment. "You need to stop saying depressing stuff about your life. It's not actually that bad, people have it worse!"
In Acat's chapter, she mentions that she didn't say anything, but I did. I got really mad at this person, as Acat and I are really close. "So you're saying that any bad thing in her life doesn't matter?! Because someone always has it worse?" Acat has told me the day before that something similar had happened the day before at lunch, but I hadn't noticed. She told me how much the words hurt, and how badly she felt about herself afterwards, so it was only logical for me to fight back, because Acat was too hurt to defend herself.
This continued back and forth, my knowledge of third world and first world problems (from a paper my mom had me write when she was mad at me) giving me a string argument, but she wouldn't listen. Eventually, Acat stood up and left, and the friend followed afterwards. Three more people left to do stuff, leaving me alone with close friend to discuss the aftermath.
Listen up buckoos. Your problems matter. Simple as that. When people tell you that someone has it worse, it's true, but it doesn't mean that your problems aren't also bad. Sometimes, people- even people you consider friends- won't agree with you, and this can drive you apart. Sometimes you get back together, but if you view on a topic like this conflicts so much, it's not best for you. When people will stand by your side, even if they don't agree, keep those people. Those are good people.
In conclusion, a lot of stuff went down at lunch today, but you need to know that you- and your problems- matter.
Now I'm off to boop Acat's nose because she's sitting across from me.
