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“you’re too young to be so jaded” - “am I? I wish that were true. but being jaded doesn’t come with age; it comes with hardship. and hardship can blow through like a stormfront, destroying everything in a blink. five years old, fifteen, fifty. doesn’t matter. once you’re caught in the funnel, you never stop spinning out.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“when she was bright and happy, I was drawn to her laughter-lit smiles and the bounce in her step. when she was sullen and self-deprecating, I was desperate to scrub the soot off her skin and bring her back to life. it was a goddamn seesaw of destructive emotion, and she was tearing me in half.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“listen to me. when something breaks you, you pick up the pieces and put yourself back together. maybe it’s with stitches and glue sticks, but it’s enough to keep going. nobody needs to stay broken.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older

“I know that forgiveness, growth and understanding can be found in even the darkest circumstances. I know the love has power. power to break and ruin, and power to rebuild. I know the what is meant to be, will be. you can’t rush it. you can’t fake it. you just need to wait for the storm to pass and pick up the pieces when the time is right.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Older