Published 4th October 2020 by The Indiependent.
Love Letters To My 20s: A Fortnightly Column On The Stigma Surrounding Our Twenties.
“It’s important to keep in mind that we decide the value people have in our lives, which means we can significantly control how much they affect us. It also means we can decide how much space they can take up in our minds.” – Chidera Eggerue, How To Get Over A Boy.
The first year of my twenties has brought me a whole range of life lessons that have been exciting, challenging, and character-building. Still, one of these teachings in particular stands out amongst the others, and I am equal parts proud and ashamed that it started with my favourite character from an episode of my favourite television series, Marshall in How I Met Your Mother…