What They Say

What they say: You’re too young to feel these things. How I take it: I’m just faking it for attention.

What they say: There are people in a worse state than you. How I take it: My problems are not valid.

What they say: How are you so [BAD EMOTION]? You have it so good. How I take it: I have a good life, I just want more attention because I am greedy.

What they say: If I can deal with [BLANK] then you can deal with [BLANK] too.

How I take it: If they can deal with that and I can’t, I am the problem.

What they say: Just stop getting so annoyed so easily. Just ignore it How I take it: Just suppress your emotions like you did and I will turn out fine.

What they say: Oh? You are interested in [BLANK]? Wow, that’s cringe. That’s stupid. Oh, you’re probably (a) [BLANK] then. How I take it: I shouldn’t show that I have an interest in this stuff because it’s cringe.

What they say: Me and your [OTHER PARENT] don’t want you to be/do [BLANK], so you are just going to have to accept that. How I take it: I shouldn’t be/do that or else my parents won’t accept me.

What they say: It doesn’t hurt. You’re being over dramatic. How I take it: I need to stop showing emotion so much.

What they say: You need to stop being so sensitive. How I take it: I need to stop showing how I feel about things.

What they say: You don’t really feel that way, where did you get that idea? The internet?

How I take it: I am just faking it.

I am just faking it. I am just faking it.