I remember when peace was a pretty contender

[rebeccabelle]

My eighteenth birthday is
61 days
1486 hours
away.I have this notion in my mind that when the clock strikes twelve on March 9th, 2009, something magical will happen inside of me. I acknowledge the fact that the only reason turning eighteen is at all note-worthy is because of the fact that I live in the U.S. where the age suggests a new

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[rebeccabelle]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one thinking and feeling all of these things! I'm so sorry to hear that this year has been so awful- At least May 11th will give you the opportunity for a gleaming new beginning~ not a "New Year" but a new beginning to a year in YOUR life which will surely mean so much more because it's personal, ya know? &Spring will be here before we even know it... I hope your upcoming birthday is everything you wish for and more, and also that you will have the opportunity to end 'seventeen' on a good note.

It's a funny thing isn't it? That desire for tenderness. It's definitely been made more severe by the brash disposition and disconnection between everyone around- It's really more than enough to make you feel alien or abnormal because those around who seems to function just fine with the disconnection between bodies... but in the end, I most certainly prefer it. I prefer to long for it than to not feel the need for it at all because if we didn't, then that would mean we've lost a piece of what makes us human, right?

♥