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3 Magical Things That Happen When You Silence Your Phone For Eternity!
“You don’t owe anyone the luxury of wasting your time by way of interrupting your peace with a long, drawn-out phone conversation whenever they feel like it.”
Don’t try to tell me you real
Blow up my phone and you don’t pay the bill
Ain’t got no money and stay tryna chill
Hell nah, fuck that shit
Do what I say or go get a new bitch
Neva, Megan Thee Stallion
I don’t know how many years it has been, but my phone has been on silent for a long-ass while. If I had to guess, it would probably be around 8–10 years!
I knew I was destined for the quiet and peaceful life from since I was a teenager living in my parent’s house. I discovered the hard way that I get overly stimulated by noise, and so I would calm my anxieties by turning off the TV whenever it was left on and by unplugging the phone. To this day noise bothers me. It startles me. It interrupts my thoughts and freaks me out. I view noise as a literal pest that shouldn’t be there.
This sensory overload contributes to my decision to be childfree, because I cannot fathom the thought of existing in a home with a living, breathing panic-attack inducer known as a child. The…
