The TV said you should ignore bullies and they would stop harassing you. In practice this worked about half the time. The other half, you ended up with two tall boys shadowing you through a trailer park, their fingers taking little nips at your clothes, like dogs.
When something awful happens, sometimes people get stuck.
Boys are two years behind girls in maturity level.
Love isnโt something you have to deserve.
It's easier to remember your lies if they're close to the truth.
My mistake was assuming that when I got to college, people would not be such assholes.