Moving On and Moving Out
Ex and I were moving out after a breakup. cleaning out the garage. She was being critical of my post-breakup plan of moving in with a coworker until I could find a better place to live, as most options weren’t great.
I took a deep breath and laughed. This puzzled her. why are you laughing, she asked. I collected myself and said “Because this is the last time I have to listen to this. you don’t get to be critical of anything I ever do, ever again!”
It was a really great feeling because I literally thought of the “you have no power here” as I laughed.