The Problem with Players (Problem #2)

by Brittainy C. Cherry

“You win some, you lose some, but no matter what, you keep playing the game.”

“No. I’m the strong one, remember? No one worries about the strong one. The strong one worries about everyone else. We take care of others. We don’t get taken care of.”

“Go where you’re loved, baby girl, and never stay a second longer when the love is removed.”

“Yeah, but baby girl, asking for help doesn’t make you weak. Sometimes asking for help is the strongest thing a person could ever do.”

One should never be content in love.”

“My mom believes that each person has three big regrets in life. Three defining moments in a person’s life. If they had the chance, they would’ve gone back and changed the choices they’d made.

Love didn’t cure self-doubt. Sometimes it only made it louder.

“Being human is complex, and sometimes we fall off our tracks. He deserved another shot.”

I’ve felt broken before, too. I had a lot of people who didn’t show me grace, but I had plenty who did. It’s what we all desire in life⁠— a few moments of grace as we walk through the darkness.”