This week has been a hard week, I began watching the new limited series on netflix called unbelievable. I was sickened, enraged, hurt, pushed, happy, and I felt. I felt for the girl Marie, I felt for the two older women, I felt for the young woman who jumped to not be attacked, I felt for the college girl who just left her home to be in another state attending college. I felt for all of them, the tears they cried, the fear they had, the anger. I went through it. But for Marie I felt her pain just a little more than all of them. Being told that you are lying, by the people that are supposed to protect you. They tell you that they don't believe you and you wanted it to happen, you wanted to do the awful things that happened to you. Then he messages you and says you are a lying bitch, that you will never last in court cause a female officer told him not to worry that the case would never hold in court. You are sick, enraged, hurt, feeling distraught, that he can do it to somebody else even if they say no. Then he walks and he walks free. He doesn't even have to pick up trash for what he did to you because the law did not believe me. But it happens to you again, you won't tell anyone because look how well it happened last time, no one believed you and they said you lied. You tell a few people that you survived some horrible things and they believe you but you do not want to go through the horrible effects like the first and the second time. The way the cops treated you the second time. The way everyone screamed you were a whore and you lied to your face. How you lost everyone the first time. It has happened multiple times but you do not tell a soul you do not tell anyone. Because why should you? Why would anyone believe a 15, 16, 17, 18 year old girl? They won't, so you close your mouth and continue each day as if nothing happened. You feel enraged listening to the cops belittle Marie Adler, you feel for her, you want to cry with her and hold her. You want to stick up for her because she can't, you want to tell her you got her back and you believe her because no one did for you.
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1. You have a Gold Card
Whether you know where your physical shiny Gold Card is that you were sent in the mail (mine is happily in my wallet) or you simply see the Gold Card on the Starbucks app, your Gold Card symbolizes your membership status with Starbucks. My Gold Card status is good through the end of 2017. Naturally, we addicts have no problem maintaining Gold status each year since we have around a drink a day.
2. You know how to use the mobile app like it’s the back of your hand
From mobile ordering to finding a Starbucks that’s open past 9 p.m., the Starbucks app has got your back. The app is basically an addict's best friend. It holds my Gold Card in it with my balance, all of my Star Rewards, coupons and the power to mobile order. Without it, how would we be able to find a Starbucks to get a late night Chai tea latte at 9:30 p.m.? With the mobile app, I've got the power of Starbucks coffee at my fingertips.
3. You mobile order is saved and ready to order with the push of a button
Early morning? Don’t want to sit in the drive through line? We addicts know that the mobile ordering is the solution. All I have to do is go to the order tab on the app and right at the top is my usual drink, grande iced Caffe Americano. I simply click "order," leave my house, grab my drink off the counter, and head off to work. The glares I get as I walk past the line of people waiting to order or receive their drinks are unreal, but what can I say, I’m smart and order ahead.
4. The baristas know you by name
Each one of the baristas knows you by name when you walk into the store. Now some of the drive-thrus even have cameras in them and when you pull up they see your face and say “Hey girl! Want your usual *insert drink here*?” Having the baristas as your friends is a perk, you know them, they know you, and most importantly, they know exactly how to make your drink perfectly.
5. You can’t get through the day without at least one Starbucks
Well, I average two a day so maybe I’m a super addict. A girl’s got to have her espresso in the morning and tea in the afternoon though, right? Most addicts will have to start their mornings out with a coffee or whatever their drink of choice is. If we addicts miss our morning caffeine, we will most likely be grumpy and the best thing to do is get us some caffeine ASAP.
6. The amount of caffeine that you can consume in a day scares most people
During this past finals week I managed to drink 12 shots of espresso in a five-hour period. Granted, I did start shaking around 8, I downed them like a champ and proceeded to write two papers and take an online exam. Caffeine = productivity.
7. Most people around you question why you go to Starbucks everyday
*Sigh* Non-addicts -- they just don’t understand an addict's need for a delicious cup of Starbucks everyday. It’s basically a necessity in our lives and there’s often criticism from those who don’t believe in caffeine or even worse, they prefer Dunkin' Donuts coffee over Starbucks. Some people tell me that I don't need my Starbucks everyday but caffeine isn't an optional, it's necessary.
At this point, everyone around me has realized I’m an addict and while there has been attempts to intervene and halt my addiction, all attempts have failed. I’m a proud Starbucks addict who enjoys their finer coffee. So fellow addicts, keep on drinking Starbucks and block the haters out over a nice hot cup of Starbucks.
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