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My Family and Love, Simon

Hi, I wanna talk about something kinda depressing today. So today I went to see the new movie 'Love, Simon' and I loved it. The storyline, the characters, everything. I thought it was fun and relatable but what scares me is the fact that the one thing I didn't find at all relatable was Simon's family. Now I know that those movie families are designed to be perfect, but his family still had its flaws. I found myself sat in a cinema with 3 of my best friends in the entire world, wishing that my family was like Simon's. I don't want to get emotional or act like me typing something on a computer screen is some kind of self-therapy but I'm really struggling with my family. I feel like all they ever do is yell at me, or get mad at me, or are disappointed in me and I hate it. I know that deep down they love me really but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to believe it. See me and my family are so different. They're strict and religious and have a lo