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Kay-ayyyyy's avatar

You have crawled into my brain, thank you ❤️

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soft thoughts, sharp tongue's avatar

to the emotional multitaskers, we’re in this together :’)

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love bravely ౨ৎ's avatar

i relate to this SO much, oh my gosh, it feels like this describes me perfectly and made me take a step back and realize i dont have to be composed and a softer version of myself all the time. wow just wow

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JennyWren's avatar

This could have been written by me. If you'll excuse me, I'll be unpacking all of this for the foreseeable future. Please send chocolate and tissues. Thx.

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Kate McMahan's avatar

Wow. You explained things I feel but don’t know how to express. Thank you.

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Clemens Botinó's avatar

Such a beautiful and comforting piece! I love how you highlighted that we can be just as real as possible: undone, messy, and laid back.

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Amanda Erdmanczyk's avatar

Feeling seen this morning. Add kids to the mix and, whew. Thanks for this.

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Thabi's avatar

Wish I read this in my 20s… I’m now in my late 30s and only beginning to understand myself… thank you 🙏🏽

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Natalie's avatar

Every single word of this resonates with me. I was trying to explain it to someone the other day, especially the part about how being articulate and introspective about your emotions often means others assume you have managed them, too. This is beautiful, thank you for putting into words what I never would have been able to.

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Alina's avatar

I feel understood. Thank u for the mirror!🙏🏼✨

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brooke khodadoost's avatar

this piece just summed up my entire 31 years of life in the most beautiful way. thank you. 🤍

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Franiwis's avatar

I couldn't help but tear up and giggle at the same time, I've been feeling lile this for weeks now but couldn't express it even though i tried and tired, couldn't put a head nor a tail to it, thank you, I actually feel a little lighter even

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Hope Bozzo's avatar

On point 💞

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Mariah Weir's avatar

The way you take the feelings right out of my body and articulate them on Substack is wild 🙌🏻

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Mila Godfrey's avatar

this was absolutely beautiful and so so real <3

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jeli's avatar

this is exactly what i've felt put into the words i can't quite catch. articulated so beautifully!

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Ral Joseph's avatar

You're an inspiration. I've been having issues rating not because I don't know what to write about it because I'm trying to be so more than standardized and English based.

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