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Women with money aren’t allowed to feel sad, discontent, or depressed, for money answers all things.
as the old saying goes, ‘money can’t buy happiness.’ As much as I wished that I could buy my way out of the debilitating anxiety that made it difficult to even eat every day. I couldn’t shake this feeling that something wasn’t right.
you feel this pressure to be perfect. That if you mess up you could lose everything.
If I quit, I’d be disappointing everyone around me. Everyone is expecting me to be successful but…"
what do you want?” Dr. White asked. “To be free and at peace.” “Well, it’s time for you to start defining what that means for you.
I decided to suppress it because Xavier hated when I was sad around him. The only emotion that I could evoke around him was one of joy. If I even expressed an inkling of sadness or discontent, he took it personally as if I were ungrateful for the life that he afforded us to live.
Knowing that no one loved me freed me from having to live up to any expectations.
I eyed my body, wondering how long I could live like this. Living for everyone but myself. Eventually, I would find a way out but for now, I had to put on a brave face, go to work and then find the bitch who was trying to ruin my family. If I can prove to Xavier that I have a sister, he would take me back.
Men are such strange creatures. Walking contradictions. They could say they want one thing but their hearts yearn for another.
A white girl goes missing, the entire world stops to look for her. A black girl goes missing, no one cares.”
wouldn't you rather be alone and at peace than to be married to a man that won’t even allow you to be yourself?”
Perfection was the standard and anything less meant that I was a failure. And right now I was the ultimate failure.
“Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise. He’s never been the right one for you. He’s never seen you for who you truly are.” She spoke nothing but facts.
I was the dark shadowy bitch. The kind that men wanted to fuck and no one wanted to claim.
“This too shall pass. Trust me. This is just your rock bottom but it’s not the end.
Your mother didn’t properly bond with you and give you the love that you needed which made you feel rejected.
