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“Sit up properly in your chair.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cry every time I watch Out of Africa<\/em>, still hoping Robert Redford’s plane won’t take off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When I was little, cellphones or the internet did not exist.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I curse like a truck driver every time a motherfuckin’ piece of shit in a car purposely cuts me off when I try to cross the street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Santa Clause won’t be happy…” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Of course the tooth fairy exists.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven’t read War and Peace<\/em>, even though I pretend otherwise. Over time, I have learned to talk about it pretty convincingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracks I still listen to: Run DMC “It’s like that”; Nirvana “Hard-Shaped Box”; Fugees “Killing me Softly”; The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony”; Fool’s Garden “Lemon Tree”; Coolio “Gangster’s Paradise”; Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name”; Guns N’ Roses “Don’t Cry”; Oasis “Don’t look Back in Anger”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I start believing in God again whenever I need something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Your goldfish has gone on a long trip. I am not sure when he is coming back.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Now I avoid red wine.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Go to the toilet before we leave. Even if you don’t have to. Just a tiny bit.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Don’t shout. Mommy is very tired.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At six you think you know everything, but at my age, you realize life is a bit more complicated.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Enjoy it while it lasts – time flies.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you swallow your chewing gum, it will get stuck to the inside of your stomach.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You will learn how to whistle if you eat your carrots.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you are not hungry for your vegetables then you are not hungry for dessert.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had so many fears back then that today I am not afraid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that if I don’t reach for it, no one will give it to me. Sometimes all I need is to give myself permission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that I will never regret my misadventures. Sometimes, failures are successes in disguise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that I can take the wrong path and it’s okay. I know to take life one day at a time. Nothing is forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that sometimes I have to shake things up to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Smiling is one of life’s greatest weapons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Something better is always on its way. This too shall pass.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That was trendy when I was a teenager. In my day, we invented games all the time and played outside in the dirt.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Don’t you think the music is a bit loud?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just can’t go out two nights in a row anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He is a man who lights a flame inside me, without actually setting my house on fire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Selecting my year of birth on a website means scrolling down or up forever.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am an environmentalist.” (I just started recycling and turn off the water when I brush my teeth) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am very excited just to go home.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tell myself that I am working out when I take the stairs. Or when I dance (while drinking) and I persuade myself that sweating is proof of my muscular exhaustion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Just enjoy it. Don’t expect anything. Just see where it all goes and enjoy the ride.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am my own soul mate.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Sit up properly in your chair.” I cry every time I watch Out of Africa, still hoping Robert Redford’s plane won’t take off. “When I was little, cellphones or the internet did not exist.” I curse like a truck driver every time a motherfuckin’ piece of shit in a car purposely cuts me off when … <\/p>\n

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