Christie is a 23 year old grad student writing about the struggles of being a motherless daughter and all of the other chaos life in your twenties brings. Twitter handle: christieexlynn Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/christielynnnnn/?notif_t=page_fan
Moving on is one of the scariest things to do because even with everything that has happened, they are still the front and center of your heart. Forgetting how he made me feel is the hardest part of moving on. Maybe this new person treats you great. They have the ability to treat you better […] More
Life continues to go on without you no matter how much the reality of that sucks. A lot has happened and changed. I’m older and I hope wiser and continue to do my best to make you proud. I try to be strong as I face life’s challenges without you, but forgetting you is what […] More
As time goes on, one of the hardest parts about you not being here is all of the things that you have missed. Things have changed so much and I’m different. I’ve grown a lot since you were here. I’ve overcome a lot of challenges and started to find my way. I’ve made a lot […] More
We call them, knowing we aren’t going to like what we hear on the other line. We text them, knowing how the conversation is going to end. We put in an effort, knowing that the effort on the other end still isn’t going to be the same. We do things that end in heartbreak just […] More
Things don’t hurt like they used to since that terrible day we broke up. But no matter how much time passes or how much better I seem to be doing, one thing that continues to stay consistent is the way that a picture, a song, or even hearing your name can so quickly bring me […] More
It’s the same old story with every relationship. You fall for the toxic person. The bad boy, the person that you deep down know is never going to be able to give you what you love and deserve. But you do it, again and again. Over and over again. It’s like every person you start […] More
Every day is filled with new things. A new day at work. New things that have been learned. New struggles and even new happy moments that are shared between myself and the people that I love. Every day comes with something new, however, something that continues to remain the same is the amount that I […] More
I think it is safe to say I miss my mom all of the time. Regardless if things in my life are good, bad or ugly, there is usually not much more I need or crave than the arms of the person that meant everything to me, the person that I miss so deeply. But […] More
At times It seems that no matter how hard you try and how much you are ready for a change and for things to get better, someone comes around and breaks you all over again. Why does it seem like the second that you start to heal and find happiness, something happens to rip it […] More
Everyone comes into a new relationship with flaws. No matter whom we meet, where we are in our lives and how healthy and stable that we think things are at the time, we all enter each new relationship with our own baggage. We come with our pasts that are filled with broken pieces that are […] More
Even during our best moments, I knew something wasn’t right. I didn’t ever see things going much further. There was never a moment where I felt secure in what we had. I knew something was missing, I knew there was a good chance that you were never going to be able to give me what […] More
When a girl has been hurt so many times, it seems impossible to try and let someone in again. She wants so badly to get back out there, a part of her is screaming at her to just trust the universe and understand love is worth it. But in order for her to trust love, […] More
