Category: My Lessons

  • A Stupid Fucking Boy

    Yuka

    I cried myself to sleep for the first time in years the other day… all because of a boy. A stupid fucking boy. Well, maybe the stupid one is actually me—for letting him have any control over my emotions. Ahh, but putting the blame on him is so much easier, because how could it possibly Read more

  • I’m Tired of Watching People Die

    Yuka

    I watch people die for a living. Very rarely do the people I work for get better. Almost every single client I’ve worked with is dead. Tonight is no different. I’m watching every family member walk by and cry. I’m watching life drain from everyone’s face. I watch them weep as they walk away. There’s Read more

  • Drunk Texts & Court Cases

    Yuka

    6/22/2024:Okay ladies, let’s have a conversation. Why is it that when things are going so well, I want to call my ex? I mean seriously — it’s like when everything is going smoothly, I suddenly feel the need to be torn down by a man… a very insignificant man. Maybe call it self-sabotage, but then Read more

  • i missed throwing up

    Yuka

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    I threw up today—not because I’m sick, or for any other reason than the fact that I forced myself to. I binged two packs of sushi, chicken tenders, sticky rice, and an avocado… oh, and a slice of cheesecake for dessert. All washed down with a crisp Diet Coke. I walked to the bathroom and Read more

  • The Cost of Becoming Someone New

    Yuka

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    There is a saying that one of my friends has been repeating: “Your new life is going to cost your old one.” This morning, while I was reading a new book, the author talked about how mountains are formed by two plates slamming into one another to create something massive. The two plates represent the Read more

  • 25 Life Lessons For My 25th Birthday

    Yuka

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