the fact that we just have to keep going on living is insane
my strongest memory of feeling unconditionally loved as a kid was one day at the beach when my best friend's mom tucked in the tags on my swimsuit when they were showing. it was just the fact that someone i wasn't related to and had no obligation to look after me went out of her way to make sure the little details of my appearance, details i didn't notice or care about, were in order. it's such a small moment and i doubt she even remembers it, but for me it's a core memory of feeling loved and cared for .
i haven't seen that woman in over a year now, because she cut off my whole family. she made her daughter, my best friend, block me after a decade of being friends. and i never got a real explanation. initially, my best friend said it was because she came out as bi and our whole friend group is gay, and so, even tho her parents had no confirmation, i had to be cut off by extension. after my mom talked to her, she said it was because our group was bad for her daughter's mental health. my best friend's mom said that maybe, if i apologized, i could talk to her daughter again. maybe. and so i wrote them a letter. i apologized for anything and everything i could think of. i wasn't sure what i did wrong, so i covered all my bases. it took me weeks to write because even thinking about it made me feel sick. and it wasn't enough. it's such a huge, earth-shattering moment in my life, it's a core memory of absolute betrayal and abandonment.
and i just have to live with this. with a core memory of being loved unconditionally and a core memory of being betrayed, that were both caused by the same people. maybe im just 17 but how do i live with this
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At this moment, light appeared in front of her. The bodies of the dark trackers were split into two.
It was as if the Messiah had descended and waves were splitting in two.
Lee Jihye watched in a spellbound manner.
This time, the man's face was visible.
'…Ahjussi, is this your face?'
[The constellation who doesn't yet have a name is looking at you.]
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living in a country with nationalized healthcare after being raised in the US is just
> experience uncomfortable medical issue
> leave it untreated for months or years bc it's "not serious enough" to warrant professional medical attention
> it gets worse
> finally go to a clinic
> they ask me how long i've had this problem and i tell them how long
> they look at me like i'm a fucking nutter, treat it in 5 minutes, and charge me $6 USD
> i walk out feeling like the world's luckiest idiot
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Thinking about Life is Strange 2 and the absolute dust it got paid compared to the other games in the series. It's the ONLY video game I've ever played where someone in the story has Special Magic Powers, but it's not you. It's your little brother. And your father has been killed in a police shootout, and your little brother is just a kid who is so confused and terrified that he levels a whole block with a telekinetic boom. And then you, a teenager just a few years older, have to guide him to safety and try to parent him and help him use his powers for good while also dealing with the same traumas in your own life.
Also, there's a level where you just clip weed buds. Phenomenal game.
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