Praises and Punches

Ash Merritt
Assistant Editor 
Praises to sleeping 8 hours - Punches to still being tired.
Praises to crying - Punches to people asking what is wrong.
Praises to sharing earbuds - Punches to messing with controls.
Praises to bright lights - Punches to your eyes hurting.
Praises to dissociating - Punches to forgetting everything.
Praises to sharing docs - Punches to people lurking in them.
Praises to making a playlist - Punches to listening to it once.
Praises to making posters - Punches to no one using them.
Praises to being athletic - Punches to injuries.
Praises to different styles - Punches to the assumptions people make.
Praises to blankets - Punches to overheating.
Praises to eating - Punches to having to eat in front of people. 
Praises to having friends - Punches to being a therapist friend.
Praises to getting work done - Punches to being burned out.
Praises to getting older - Punches to having more on your mind.
Praises to finding yourself - Punches to questioning if it is true.
Praises to finding someone to talk to - Punches to losing them.
Praises to expressing your emotions - Punches to feeling too often.
Praises to keep up with everything - Punches to find things you forgot.
Praises to having puppies - Punches to them tearing everything apart.
Praises to journaling - Punches to keeping up with it.
Praises to feeling comfortable - Punches to the random uncomfortability.
Praises to having different textures - Punches to touching the icky ones.
Praises to learning new stuff - Punches from remembering the important facts.
Praises to the English language - Punches to it being inconsistent.
Praises to being able to type - Punches to hitting the wrong button. 
Praises to comfort songs - Punches to them not feeling right.
Praises to being able to draw - Punches to never knowing what to draw. 
Praises to sports - Punches to staying in shape.
Praises to pop tarts - Punches to the flavors 
Praises to candy - Punches to a sugar rush 
Praises to a nap - Punches to waking up 15 hours later