Dear Mom, I'm sorry Quotes

“Whoever said the truth will set you free, lied. The truth just takes the jumbled-up scribbles from your mind and puts them on the table for everyone to sift through and have an opinion on. The truth hurts other people and confuses them.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Why can’t there be a solution that would end my hurt without starting yours?”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“You’re born, you die. It’s the cycle of life.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“The other kids have too much energy and I loiter in the hallways, hoping to be left alone. Eyes down in a book or pretending to search in my school bag so as not to draw any unwanted attention to myself.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“It was easier to fake a smile and pretend to have feelings, just like everyone else.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Please promise to always remember me with pride.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Sometimes we need to do the wrong thing for the right reasons.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Imagine if we lived in a world where things were just and fair?”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Like, have you ever noticed how easily people give their happy away but rarely their sadness or disappointment?”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“A feeling of love surges through me. Now that he has established his bond with Luke, he wants to know the boundaries to protect it.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I love how clear and focused Ben’s mind is. It’s my favorite thing about him. Could you tell him that later? Please tell him how much I admired his logical reasoning and willingness to share emotions.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I dream of myself floating further and further away until I’m nothing. Not even the smallest spec of dirt.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I roll sideways, embracing myself. It’s ok Chelsie, you’re going to be ok. I reassure myself.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Climbing into bed, I let go. I submit to the overwhelming feeling that everything is going to be alright.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Thanks for being my first friend even if you ended up being my only one for all these years. I didn’t need anyone else anyway. You understood me completely. When I couldn’t put feelings into words, you knew. You taught me so much by allowing me to shadow you all these years and for that I am so truly grateful.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I knew stopping my meds would mean darkness and anxiety would set in, but I don’t think I expected to feel so much so soon. I can barely scramble my thoughts together. My whole body is jittery.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I’m overwhelmed with feelings and emotions.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“My feelings might have returned, but they are simply one more example of how broken I truly am.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“My thoughts are spiraling out of control.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I tossed and turned most of the night, trying to think how I could have behaved differently, more interesting, made a more lasting impression on him.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“He replaced me so quickly, so easily, like I was nothing.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Feelings or not, I will never understand men.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“For just a few more days, to be a normal version of myself. Hannah’s version of me.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Showing off her little sister, who’s fun and normal, not some unfeeling freak ruining everyone else’s good time.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I feel almost grown up being here. It’s giving me the smallest glimpse of what it would be like for me, except the opposite. I wouldn’t be the social butterfly, because I could never be Hannah and Chelsie is already dead, even if it’s just on the inside.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“In this moment, with the wind whipping around the porch and the raindrops pelting the rosebush by the side gate, I imagine that this is what peace feels like.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Not on anyone else’s emotions. Not considering anyone else’s’ wishes. Just for me.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I mustn’t offer him too much kindness. It will only be harder on him in the end.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“I want to comfort him, reassure him that he has a friend, he’s not alone.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry

“Even a weed has a purpose.”
― Mary O'Hora, Dear Mom, I'm sorry