Leaving and Growing Up

 

Hi guys! So I don't know about you, but I've been loving Harry's new album lately! One song that I've been hearing a lot of Matilda which would usually be the type of song I skip, except I actually really like this song and want to learn in on the ukulele! I also really love the chorus and can kind of relate to it. Not the "not invite your family cause they never showed you love" part cause my family is so loving and supportive, but just because I've been in a toxic situation for the past 2 years and the person I was in the situation with has kind of become like family because they're actually my college roommate/best friend and I've lived with them for 2 years. She's pretty much like my college family, and as the 2 years past, the more and more I realized she wasn't the same person she was when I met her and she became incredibly selfish and toxic. 

And I think Harry's song has a great message, that it's ok to leave toxic situations, even if the toxic people are blood or you're insanely close to them. If they're hurting you, it's ok to leave and make new friends who will treat you with love and respect. Especially the line, "You don't have to say sorry for leaving and growing up". A few months ago, my roommate called me childish for expressing my feelings because of something she did that made me upset. Rather than taking responsibility for what she did, she spun it around on me, something she's done more than enough times. Well, I'm choosing to grow up. And to me, growing up and maturing is realizing that she's terrible for my well being and has no intention of ever taking my feelings into consideration. Clearly, she's not going to change. So I need to listen to my gut, take what I know from what I've been through, and leave. So that way, I can happily live the rest of my college experience with people who care about me.