Smile, You're Dying
Language: en
My mother is a spiritual healer who preaches "Absolute Positivity." She says, "Keep smiling, and the world will love you back." When I was sad, she made me practice smiling in the mirror. When I was scared, she made me shout positive affirmations. I lived like a puppet wearing a smiling mask. Later, I was bullied at school. They dragged me into the boys' bathroom, forced me to drink urine, stripped me naked, and filmed it. Covered in filth, I went home to ask my mother for help. She smiled and handed me her new book, 100 Ways to Reconcile with the World. "You need to embrace them.…