realization of the day:

listen to your mother.

My mom always told me, "os amigos so sao de porta de casa para dentro", and she's 100% right. I've always thought that I could prove to my mom, "oh, pft that won't happen to me", but really, she knows me better than anyone. SHE can see through me, not some people who "claim" they can. I should've listened to my mom ages ago, and being stubborn, I had to figure this out the hard way. My mom has an amazing judge of character, and I always go against it thinking that I know best, when really, I figure out that the grass isn't greener where I decided to venture. But regardless, she's there for me, and not to just say "i told you so." She's there, and won't backstab me in the back, or say things that are completely meaningless. I realize that if I take anything for granted, it's her, no one else. I'm lucky to have her, and it's hard that I figured this out so late, but now I know where to go from here.

listen to your mom!
little jay