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the transition in the past two decades from family sitcoms and ‘friends all living together’ sitcoms to workplace comedies signifies a larger shift in how work dominates our lives and leaves no space for traditional family or community raising in this essay i will

Having the “mom-friend override” seems great until you realize it’s actually a developed coping mechanism from years and years of putting other people’s emotional needs before your own. (:

all i can say is that the traumatized little girl version of me who moved strangely through the world and was emotionally neglected didn’t just disappear because she got older. she’s still there inside of me and she comes out more often than i realize. i was given so many names at birth that i can give her one and call my present self another. and i take care of her, nurture her, parent her, and calm her down. she didn’t deserve what she got and she is still inside of me and she always will be. i carry her with me and i protect and love her.

Picking out what you think people will like most in you and hiding the rest is violent to yourself

why must life have a grand purpose? is it not enough to have some basil, and mozzarella?