JadeMama’s Journal

I have always put up a front, no matter how tough things were, telling myself and everyone else that I was fine. Somehow ever since I was young, I   gave people around me the feeling that I always had things under control. That I could fend for myself, that nothing could break my spirit. But the truth is I was always insecure, like an ugly duckling, and looking for someone  else's approval. To be honest, I wasn't even sure of the type of approval I was searching for! Perhaps, after all I had gone through with Mikkel, it's just simple affirmation that I was someone worthwhile...  When I first met Kenny, it wasn't love at first sight. Sure, he was tall, fit, humorous and fun, but it wasn't love at first sight. He was about to leave the army and was going to Australia to further his studies. I couldn't imagine myself maintaining a long distance relationship so the thought never quite entered my mind yet. Instead, we became friends, really good...