Supporting someone through setbacks is like teaching them how to walk. I somehow taught myself and my twin how to walk without ever first learning to crawl.
Supporting someone through grief is like teaching them how to swim. I taught myself in 10-15 minutes how to doggy paddle through mimicry and willpower.
Supporting someone through trauma is like teaching them how to to ride a bike. The scariest thing about learning how to bike is that the training wheels have to come off, and you have to be let go to ride.
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Maturing in Love by Rhizome Olivia Quondam
ChickLitMaturing in Love is an anthology guide of adulthood with poems, stories, essays, and blog posts about mature themes, learning self-love, adult-relationships, social issues, and life lessons from growing older. *The blog posts are topic introductions...
