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I Used To Wish My Life Was Normal

Now I know normal does not exist.

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Way back when I used to think if I could just live a normal life, I'd have it made. Normal life, job, parents, the works. I used to think that normal meant easy. Normal lives is what I thought everyone else had. I looked around and everyone around me appeared to have a normal life, and that is what I wanted. Yet, I had to step out of my little bubble to realize I was wrong. Like, really wrong.

Normal is so unheard of nowadays... And if you think you have a normal life, you should probably reconsider your definition of normal. People have problems, some more than others, but problems are problems. Our president has problems, obvious ones, but that's besides the point. The world obviously has some major problems. If normal even existed anymore, it would be nothing. Normality should not even be considered a thing. If my life was normal, it would consist of doing the same things over repeatedly every single day, with no interactions with the outside world because it's definitely not normal as it is today/ See what I'm saying? It is impossible, but it is also a life that I do not want to live.

Now, I'm glad my life is not normal. I'm glad I always have a little bit of of craziness thrown into my life to somehow make it the perfect concoction of chaotic. It makes it my life. If I honestly had a normal day, I might go insane. I wouldn't know what to do with myself. So next time you think man I wish my life is normal, just know it doesn't exist. Having a normal life means having no life at all.

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