THE DARK SIDE
The pandemic, various lockdowns and the appearance of my first baby girl reinvented not only the way I live, but also the way I feel and think. The massive change, uncertainty and lack of freedom of doing what I want, made me realize I am not as wonderful as I thought I was. I am a mean, petty person. I fight with my family and friends over the tiniest inconveniences. I overthink and secretly judge people, without having the gut to tell them straight up what I think, so I gossip behind their backs. I make promises, that I break. I change plans last minute, just because I don't feel like doing something and I make lame excuses just to avoid repercussions of honesty. I can be fake, dishonest, manipulative and massively self centered. This knowledge is not an oblivion of the last couple of months, I have been sitting on it for a few years now. I have been working to change, to be what I believe is a better person. I tried to learn to judge less, to have an open mind, to work on my tem