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The SunnyDay Chronicles

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Let's Go CRAzy? by Ashley C. Simpson

Ok, so I will admit that my relationship with crying is complicated. I would say most of the time it is warranted; occasionally I might overreact but you will have to ask my husband to be sure. My relationship with wine and crying is pretty common. Humm…maybe that’s why they say stop your whining? Insert lol. This being said, my relationship with frustration and crying is no less than infuriating. That relationship is always tainted with a label, and it’s called acting CRAZY. Why is it that the stereotype of crazy is always attached to a woman? I know whenever I have been told “you are acting crazy” by anyone, including myself, my soul burns with both rage and embarrassment. The anger bellows up from beneath my every fiber like a tea kettle about to spew

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