#wanting something

knowing that you have so much love and care to give to someone but is constantly viewed as only being good enough for a quick shag or some snapchat sexting.

being pretty enough to be seen as someone to have sex with but not enough to have someone random hold the door open for you.

seeing eveyone else get hit on in public but you know that people are only attracted to you online. so you spend the nights out fantasising in your head about things that could be. not fully living in the moment.

lots of caveats to all these thoughts but the feeling of not being enough underpins them all.

Dealing with Long Lines

What would you stand in line for? A new cellphone? Concert tickets? The hottest tennis shoes? To vote in-person?

Our responses depend upon how important the issue is to us and to our family. If our teenager can’t live without the shoes, then maybe we would bring a chair, sleeping bag and food and would set up for an overnight stay.

If it’s tickets to a play or concert that is only in your area…