Hellena Gundersen

5 Hard Truths About Life From Smart Adults

Each year you grow older, the things your parents said or did when you were younger make sense. As a little girl, my father always talked about how he had few friends. There was maybe one time I saw him with a group of friends. You drift apart from people. Religion becomes insignificant in some senses. Loneliness is a real thing, and it’s not the kind that you expect. You will always struggle, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going anywhere. And, the worst one… You can never truly go home…