I’m Tired of Hearing, “Someone Else Always Has It Worse.”

It doesn’t help.

Photo by pawel szvmanski on Unsplash

I used to be the kind of person who always said “I’m fine” when someone asked me about my day. Wait... Who am I kidding?

I still am.

My point, I guess, is that I used to do it reflexively. It felt totally appropriate. I’d even learned to anticipate when “fine” wouldn’t wouldn’t cut it for…