Sonia Beltz is a former digital editor for Love What Matters based near Dayton, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. In her free time, you can find her writing, reading, or researching random historical facts online. Follow her on Instagram at @skatbel.
“If he was choosing to spend time with me, then why would his sexual orientation matter? When we saw each other again, it was like sparks. It felt like the entire universe was aligning.”
“My daughter complained of intense stomachaches, and her growth basically stalled out. If my mother had been well, I would have turned to her. But I worried about her daily. I felt like the walking dead.”
“I’ve been a lazy, lucky lad from the fetal stage. Just kidding, lol. I consider my negative thoughts as a challenge to be handled, not a problem I can’t control.”
“I went through the first 12 years of my diagnosis without looking for others like me. I was in a super dark and suicidal place. I had no idea who to turn to or what to do.”
“‘Elijah doesn’t have any brain damage.’ I didn’t understand. Why did he bring us in to give us good news? ‘We have to take it one day at a time.’ I was devastated. Heartbroken.”
“‘F 20,’ she beeps. She clearly needs a break. Whatever is going on in there is simply too much.”
“‘When I’m older, I’m going to be just like you.’ Only 7 years previously, I hated that I was so different. I didn’t see the point in living when I was always going to be a burden on my family. Now, I’m an inspiration.”
“’If only we had a better house…’ It’s an awful way to live. If only we could all find happiness in what’s in front of us.”
“I was always the good student, then the good employee, but I became the good drinker.”
“‘Nicole, are you a daily drinker?’ Like any good alcoholic does, I lied. I was the perfect social media mom by day and a complete black-out drunk by night.”
