I QUIT.

To Whom It May Concern:

I QUIT. I QUIT performing to expectations. (I choose self-determination). I QUIT seeking validation in a broken system. (I choose my intuition). I QUIT driving myself into the ground Monday through Friday. (I choose the moon). I QUIT the white supremacist patriarchy. (I choose justice). I QUIT the nonprofit industrial complex. (I choose to make a durable impact). I QUIT hoping things will change. (I choose to make change). I QUIT being passive and nice. (I choose truth and kindness). I QUIT enabling cultural narcissism. (I choose accountability). I QUIT selling my time. (I choose to cherish my life). I QUIT defaulting to himpathy. (I choose standing my ground). I QUIT duty. (I choose responsibility). I QUIT misplaced guilt. (I choose honor). I QUIT toxic one-way relationships. (I choose mutual respect). I QUIT codependence. (I choose true love). I QUIT extra. (I choose simplicity). I QUIT cognitive dissonance. (I choose authenticity). I QUIT this dead-end job. (I choose remote Kindergarten). I QUIT the American dream. (I choose my daughter. I choose all our daughters).

Blessed new year (and SHOVE IT),

Metal Rat