Monday, December 15, 2008

People Are Broken

I am on Twitter. I recently began following @secrettweet, sort of a Twitter version of PostSecret (content warning), so that I would have a regular humbling reminder of something I so easily forget about myself and others.

A sample of the @secrettweet feed:
5885 I have known for years that my dad is cheating on my terminally ill step-mom, and I don't have the heart to tell anyone.

5877 I know he was married, and they had three kids. He didnt care. Why should i?

5794 I feel like I'm taking my grandmother's death too lightly. For me, she was gone 2 years ago when she developed a mental disease.

5783 every man i've met recently is not ready to 'date'. But now they've moved on & are 'dating' someone else. what's wrong with me?

5702 my roommate's half of the room REALLY smells, but i don't want to tell him about it because i don't want to come off as mean.

5721 i like facebook because my friends know my birthday and acknowledge it, unlike my family who forgot.

5639 I am always worried about money, I just wish I had enough self control to get out of overdraft

5571 i love my children but sometimes hate being a mother.

5661 I'm agoraphobic and can't go to a doctor on my own. Someone see that I'm dying and help me. PLEASE.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

yes, we sure are.

gavin richardson said...

that is enlightening. thanks for the share

Anonymous said...

i have a post of thoughts and questions...

Milly said...

I've been reading these for years. Yes people are broken.

Anonymous said...

queue up the cheesy yet classic and fitting Steve Green song....

Anonymous said...

reading this both breaks my heart and makes me long even more for heaven.