I totally agree with you, Jessica.

This is something that I have been attempting to deal with for some time, especially with regards the past two years or so...it's exhausting and burdensome to do this because: even though I am sure that "some" people mean "well" overall it doesn't really add meaningful value to my day.

I appreciate and try to understand that sometimes people just don't know "what" exactly to do or say, so perhaps it's easier for them to fall back on cliches

The thing is though: living in denial helps NO ONE.

Is it "easy" to face reality? Especially in this current cultural and social atmosphere? Absolutely not.

But, as the Gen X movie said: "Reality Bites"