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mary's avatar

i needed my hand to be held while reading this because wow, damn...

Clausewitz Was Right's avatar

Literally in tears right now. I needed this. Thank you, Justin πŸ™β€οΈ

Trezur's avatar

So beautifully written.

The Collecting Moments Project's avatar

β€œJust notice.” β€” that you land this whole thing on noticing, on the self that was there before all the explaining and defending, is what makes it hit so hard. The person underneath the adaptation shows up the second you stop narrating over them. I write about that kind of noticing in much quieter corners, so this resonated deeply. Standing here with it. Thank you.