How to…

How to cope when someone you love and who loves you questions your entire life philosophy in 21 easy (and sometimes repetitive steps)

1. Take deep breaths
2. Stop yourself from crying cause you know they just can’t handle your tears
3. Regret step 2 and wonder if you’ll be able to get in touch with those feelings again
4. Try to redirect
5. Try to redirect
6. Try to redirect
7. End the conversation trying to remember that this person whom you love who loves you means well
8. Remind yourself that just because someone means well doesn’t mean you have to put up with their bullshit
9. Talk to your friends about it
10. Talk to your friends about it some more
11. Talk to your friends about it until you get in touch with the feelings from step 2 again
12. Cry
13. Remember that you’ve intentionally picked people for your life who do not do this
14. Revel in that intentionality
15. Talk to your friends again
16. Embrace the funky mood you’re in
17. Remind yourself that you knew when you started this journey that some people (including ones you love who you know love you) wouldn’t get it
18. Remind yourself that you are happy with your life and it’s working for you
19. Count down the days until therapy
20. Keep living your life doing yoga, reading, seeing friends, writing blog posts, going to your new job
21. Remind yourself that you’ve got this