To Make You Feel Better

You know when you're having a bad day, and you just need to complain to whoever will listen? (Hello, blog). But then that person goes on and tries to give you a life lesson, and you're like, look, I just wanted to complain about my horrible life, not get advice on how to fix it, GOD.

STOP HELPING ME

Or maybe that's just me.

Let's be real though; literally everyone at some point in their life has heard the world's most annoying cliche- that everything happens for a reason. I am on the fence about that one. I used to struggle with it, even as recently as a few years ago, when my life was actually pretty damn hard! I couldn't understand why I had to go through half the things I did. It also probably didn't help that I was a super angsty teen, but even now, I can see reasons why my struggles have helped me or pushed me in a new direction that I never imagined going.

I do wonder if that's just something we do as humans, though. Maybe we just look for reasons in everything because otherwise we'd realize life is pointless. 

Now don't get me wrong; I don't think it's pointless in the sense that we should all just lay down and die. I do think it's just pointless enough that I should be allowed to eat a donut every day of my life. They are delicious, and if you try telling me eating a spoonful of granola and like, a hard boiled egg, every morning is a great way to start the day I will tell you right now: you are WRONG.

I'm sure sometimes people just recite some old cliche to you because they don't know what to say, and they want to make you feel better. I totally get it; I've never been very good at such things. If you know me well, you probably also know how often I respond to bad things with a simple, "that sucks" before moving on to a dumb joke. 

This way of thinking about life has made me highly suspicious of other weird things people tell you about bad things happening to you.

"Oh, a bird pooped on your head? That's good luck!" Is it, Debra? Or are you just trying to make it seem like the shittiest thing ever didn't just happen. What next? Are you going to tell me the stink bug buzzing threateningly around my room means I'm destined to be rich and famous? Please. Sometimes bad things are just bad.

But then again, if the worst thing that happens to you on any given day is getting shit on by a bird, I guess you should consider yourself lucky.

Recommended Listening: Sign of the Times - Harry Styles (YAS it's amazing)