Love, Mom

Boys will be boys.” I hate that phrase, the lame excuse for predator behavior.

Everyone is capable of horrible things. It just depends on how bad a day gets.

Beauty and talent can be as much of a blessing as they can be a curse. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

They say knowledge is power. They don’t tell you how powerful it is at destroying people.

When we are born with a talent, it can become a curse.

guys. You fall for the wrong ones.

True evil is not taught, I wrote in my novel. True evil is natural born.

The best thing about heartbreak is that it often helps you see the truth in all its ugly colors. It hurts

Our present is often a collage of our past deeds.

Punishment is white. Revenge is red. Mine was bloody-black.”- Iliana Xander, Love, Mom

The worst thing about heartbreak is that, sometimes, it makes you do unspeakable things.

You don’t know that glass is broken if you don’t hear it break. Even when you see it, it still doesn’t fully register in your mind. But when you step on it, oh, then you feel it. That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.

That’s the moment of truth. Feeling is how reality makes itself known. Pain is its ultimate manifestation.

I am soon to be a co-parent with the girl I’m supposed to marry.

Don’t let the boys ruin that. They always want to get their sticky hands on pretty things like you. Boys will be boys.” I hate that phrase, the lame excuse for predator behavior.

Sometimes, to understand your present, you have to look into the past.

You remind me of a girl from school, when I was fifteen or so. She liked to play with fire, that one. Check this out, guys, so this girl⁠—

Punishment is white. Revenge is red. Mine was bloody-black.

I keep reading the next part of the letter. At least