What do you feel like saying, right now?

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

What happened with your cousin? Not trying to get all up in your business, just curious about the story.

Let’s just say I’ve always been more low-key and selective about who I let into my space. Back when I was in college, she made comments about me behind my back to my mom, implying something was “wrong” with me because I wasn’t socializing at a nightclub she wanted to go to while she was visiting. Like that’s the gold standard for mental health. 😂

She was in town from out of state and wanted to hit a club. You know me, that kind of circus isn’t my scene. I wasn’t even old enough to get in, but they let me through anyway. I didn’t say two words to any of those clowns in there. She took issue with that. Always has something to say about people who don’t align with whatever she happens to enjoy.

I’m not into loud rooms full of strangers pretending to vibe while chasing attention and cheap dopamine. If that’s her thing, cool, but don’t pathologize people who don’t need the noise to feel whole. That told me everything I needed to know about how she sees people, and I’ve kept my distance ever since.

And with the way our wedding and reception blended my culture and my wife’s, I already know she’d have something to say, maybe not to me, but definitely to someone else. And I know me, if I ever caught wind that she said anything sideways about my wife or her culture, she’d be getting a phone call that day. When someone crosses a line with my family, my self-control exits the room. Fast.

So no, she didn’t get an invite. Some people just don’t qualify for front-row seats to my peace.