Dear Mom,
I like you. I would say I love you but that’s always a given. As you like to say “I can love you without liking you.” Being stuck in the house with you for months has been a very long learning process. I cook meals for us and you definitely lift my cooking self-esteem every time you say “That was good baby.” I wanted to say thank you for lifting me up, for being there when I needed you, and for keeping me safe when I wasn’t thinking about safety. These months have shown me that you’re pretty cool when you want to be.
Dear Winthrop Campus,
I gotta be honest, I miss you. I miss sitting outside on campus green when the South Carolina weather decides to act right. I miss DSU events and sitting in Dina’s place laughing with my friends until we can’t breathe. I miss sitting in Thompson with all of my friends eating some really good food. I miss sitting in my HMXP class laughing with my classmates because our teacher had just discovered Instagram. I even miss walking up the stairs in Kinard because that elevator looked like it would break if you put even a foot into it.
Dear Jason,
Thank you for being there for me when quarantine had me at my lowest. It’s crazy how we became so close so quickly. Thank you for staying up with me when I couldn’t sleep talking about the most random things ever. Thank you for caring about me when I felt like no one would. For the days we would sit on my front lawn and talk about life in a way I couldn’t with anyone else.
Dear Netflix,
Finally, you put out the shows we ALL wanted! You’re a little late to the game but better later than never. Thank you for Julie and the Phantoms, One on One, the Parkers, Moesha, etc. The list could go on and one as you drop more shows. I really gotta ask though why do I have to wait a year in between seasons of Netflix Originals. I need a new season of Sweet Magnolias. I need you to drop After We Collided. I know you see Twitter, you know the demand is there so just go ahead and drop some new seasons. We need this distraction from the stress school brings.
Dear TikTok,
Thank you for being created. I’m not gonna lie we wanted Vine but you’re just as good. There’s been some controversy over you but you have more people who love you then haters. You were the app I was scrolling through when I was awake at 2:00 am bored out of my mind. You’ve helped me discover new artists and even some good country music when I thought before I hated country music.
Dear Quarantine,
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t like you. I’m the type of person who wants to be in her house by choice and not by force. I hated the masks at first but now I find cute ones that keep me safe but also match my outfits. You’ve helped me discover myself when I thought I knew myself. You’ve increased my online shopping addiction. There’s good and there’s bads but what can we do. There’s no going back in time now.
Sincerely, Someone who really wants to leave her house