It had been a simple realization that had changed Debra's life perspective.

It was really so simple that she was

embarrassed that she had lived the previous five years with the way she measured her worth. Now that she saw
what she had been doing, she could see how sad it was. That made her all the more relieved she had made the
change. The number of hearts her Instagram posts received wasn't any longer the indication of her own self-
worth. Things aren't going well at all with mom today. She is just a limp noodle and wants to sleep all the time. I
sure hope that things get better soon. Betty was a creature of habit and she thought she liked it that way. That
was until Dave showed up in her life. She now had a choice to make and it would determine whether her lie
remained the same or if it would change forever. It's not his fault. I know you're going to want to, but you can't
blame him. He really has no idea how it happened. I kept trying to come up with excuses I could say to mom
that would keep her calm when she found out what happened, but the more I tried, the more I could see none of
them would work. He was going to get her wrath and there was nothing I could say to prevent it. Patricia's
friend who was here hardly had any issues at all, but she wasn't telling the truth. Yesterday, before she left to go
home, she heard that her husband is in the hospital and pretended to be surprised. It later came out that she was
the person who had put him there. There was nothing to indicate Nancy was going to change the world. She
looked like an average girl going to an average high school. It was the fact that everything about her seemed
average that would end up becoming her superpower. He had disappointed himself more than anyone else. That
wasn't to say that he hadn't disappointed others. The fact was that he had disappointed a lot of people who were
close to him. The fact that they were disappointed in him was something that made him even more disappointed
in himself. Yet here he was, about to do the exact same things that had caused all the disappointment in the first
place because he didn't know what else to do. She glanced up into the sky to watch the clouds taking shape.
First, she saw a dog. Next, it was an elephant. Finally, she saw a giant umbrella and at that moment the rain
began to pour. "Begin today!" That's all the note said. There was no indication from where it came or who may
have written it. Had it been meant for someone else? Meghan looked around the room, but nobody made eye
contact back. For a brief moment, she thought it might be a message for her to follow her dreams, but ultimately
decided it was easier to ignore it as she crumpled it up and threw it away. The headache wouldn't go away. She's
taken medicine but even that didn't help. The monstrous throbbing in her head continued. She had this happen to
her only once before in her life and she realized that only one thing could be happening. Don't forget that gifts
often come with costs that go beyond their purchase price. When you purchase a child the latest smartphone,
you're also committing to a monthly phone bill. When you purchase the latest gaming system, you're likely not
going to be satisfied with the games that come with it for long and want to purchase new titles to play. When
you buy gifts it's important to remember that some come with additional costs down the road that can be much
more expensive than the initial gift itself. I'm so confused by your ridiculous meltdown that I must insist on
some sort of explanation for your behavior towards me. It just doesn't make any sense. There's no way that I
deserved the treatment you gave me without an explanation or an apology for how out of line you have been.
There was nothing else to do. The deed had already been done and there was no going back. It now had been
become a question of how they were going to be able to get out of this situation and escape. There was a time
when this wouldn't have bothered her. The fact that it did actually bother her bothered her even more. What had
changed in her life that such a small thing could annoy her so much for the entire day? She knew it was
ridiculous that she even took notice of it, yet she was still obsessing over it as she tried to fall asleep. The bowl
was filled with fruit. It seemed to be an overabundance of strawberries, but it also included blueberries,
raspberries, grapes, and banana slices. This was the meal Sarah had every morning to start her day since she
could remember. Why she decided to add chocolate as an option today was still a bit of a surprise, but she had
been in the process of deciding she wanted to change her routine. This was a baby step to begin that start.