- “Stop crying before I give you a reason to cry”
On the surface, this can sound like a very harsh thing to say to someone. This is something my dad used to say to me all the time and still does. Normally, when he would say this, it would just make me cry more. I used to hate when he would say this to me and I thought it was the worst thing you could say to someone when they were crying. But I’ve come to realized him saying this to me has made me a stronger person. Now, I realize that some things and people aren’t worth my tears. And I don’t let everything get to me and I don’t let a lot of people see me cry.
2. “Pray about it”
This is something my mom ALWAYS says to me and my siblings about EVERYTHING. This used to annoy me because sometimes I wanted action done right then and there. But as I have grown older and wiser, I’ve realized that I can only control what I can. That sounds very simple but it is a hard lesson to learn. It’s hard to be able to sit and not take action against something that is bothersome, or worrisome. This is something, I also hope to take into my future.