For 2022, I Just Want to Survive
In a year that was tough on everyone, I am just glad to be here.
5 min readJan 2, 2022
On Christmas Day, I got a series of text messages from my estranged father. After a short exchange that didn’t go well, I blocked his number from my phone. It was yet another loss in an emotionally fragile year. On New Year’s Eve, I watched Encanto and silently cried through Luisa’s song. By the time…