Opening up about one of the good things about the pandemic · 2:24am Dec 17th, 2020
Frankly speaking, I'm thankful that there are no family gatherings this Christmas. No one wants to deal with relatives and/or members of extended families who are toxic, manipulative, and/or close-minded.
I came across a family friend who I think is a nuisance. As soon as the #MeToo movement began, I blocked her on FB and felt the need to speak up about my experience of being a victim of sexual harassment because of her inappropriate "jokes" and behaviour.
Majority of my posts on FB are about food and my opinions on whatever I want to talk about. They're all customized to be seen only by my friends. I don't share anything family-related because I believe that the people who are close to us are those who hurt us the most.
We have the right to feel whatever we feel. Don't pressure us to buy things we don't need and/or feel something that's not in our system for the sake of others. That's so unhealthy.
Here are some quotes that are worth reading:
"You don't have to have the same blood to be family."
"Family isn't whose blood you carry. It's who you love and who loves you back."
Aside from my brother I rarely visit my family, other than Halloween I don't celebrate holidays.
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Now I know why Ebenezer Scrooge despises Christmas.