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  Is it harder than it should be? Unfortunately, yes. Yes, it is. That doesn’t mean, however, it shouldn’t be done. It most defiantly should. It’s just that sometimes, situations can make it just a little bit harder. I come from an Asian family – trust me I’ve seen it all. Let’s talk about it. Till this date, I don’t know why family members are the most toxic. They say ‘blood is thicker than water’ and though that’s true, it doesn’t mean anything. Words have meanings. Actions speak louder than words and walking away from those said actions is sometimes the only thing that saves you. There’s not such thing as being ‘too ahead’ or ‘too behind’ in life. I’ve been stuck for so long that I’d be lying if I said sometimes seeing those people more accomplished my age. doesn’t get to me. It does. It’s human nature. What gets to me more is when my own family don’t think about it. That’s when you just think that no one has your back in this world, other than yourself. Especially when cert...

  You know what, other than the gruesome life lessons I’ve learnt through just merely breathing, I would say books are up there in my top 3 when it comes to where I’ve learnt lessons from most. Let’s talk about it. Heart to heart. Book to book. Okay so I’m 24 and boy have I been through some thick mud. I have been going through it for a while but like now I’m going THROUGH it. 2024 was supposed to be my year and in a weird way it is but instead of it being getting that cheque, job and husband it’s more like the unveiling of bad people in my life. Myself included. First, let’s talk about mistakes and the relationship it has with something that is as fragile – if not more – as glass; trust. Have I broken people’s trust? Undecided but the short answer is that certain people think yes. Have I lied? Not necessarily. Have people broken my trust? Now we’re talking. Let’s say I’ve been humiliated, cheated and used. Not by a man though – I’m not that unlucky. So, I feel as if we nev...