When Their Happiness Costs You Your Body

This holiday was confirmation that being called selfish is absolutely worth it, because I am not breaking my body down at a rapid rate to make anyone happy.

On this Christmas Day I was planning on waking up to take family photos in the pajamas my mother brought everyone, as was discussed the night before. But this morning I was awakened to news that thwarted these plans.

I was fast asleep when I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

“Yeah?” I answered groggily.

“Sanni, are you awake?” my aunt asked me. I was expec…