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Chad R Herman's avatar

This is a piece of sore memories. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

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Gala's avatar

Thank you for reading chad!!🌼 hugs to you

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A Ikram Poetry | Healing 🍉's avatar

I'm sorry that you are going through that. It said that some family love is Transactions and the currency is how perfect you are

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Gala's avatar

thank you for reading and making me feel seen ikram ❤️ truly

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wildflower's avatar

So profound and mature. Great post, Gala!

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Gala's avatar

Thank you wildflower🌸🌸 I really appreciate you 🥺

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jennae's avatar

Thank you for sharing your heart 💖

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Gala's avatar

thank you for being here and witnessing me jennae ❤️ you have such a big heart

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ARC's avatar

So good.

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pie's avatar

her happiness depends on me.

on how perfect I am.

and since perfection doesn't exist,

she's unhappy.

Hits Home!!! Touched me so much gala, big big hug to you !!! ❤️❤️

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Gala's avatar

thank you for being here ♥️🥺 I really wrote this to make some sense of this weird situation and feel so safe and held by you and some people on here. I really am grateful🌻

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Vera's avatar

I’m so sorry… This reminded me of a very familiar kind of pain and it hurts to see you go through this as well. I really hope one day you’ll be in a better place where you can grow and develop as you wish and that people around you appreciate and encourage you in the way you need. Until then, just know there are people who appreciate you, even though they can only do so from a distance. Sending you love 💙

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Gala's avatar

Thank you Vera💙 I really felt this and needed this reminder right now. I feel very understood and hopeful reading your words. ughh family members are really a pain. I hope that maybe one day I’ll just find my community and build this feeling of love and generosity around me. We all need it🌸

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Vera's avatar

I think you’re already building that community you’re speaking of. Keep writing and you’ll definitely get there! ❤️

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Sofia Silva's avatar

This beautiful poem captures very well the struggle of a young adult and the anxiety that family can bring us... As you say at one point, we are just human beings, and we can't—and shouldn't—please everyone, only ourselves! In the end, we end up attracting people who truly care about us, and often that warmth comes from outside the family.

Congratulations on the poem!

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Gala's avatar
May 3Edited

Thank you for leaving such a thoughtful comment Sofia♥️ it really meant a lot to me. Writing this was such a huge cathartic moment and at the same time I had so many feelings I got a headache from it. We don’t talk about families that aren’t families enough in society, or mothers that aren’t mothers, it’s almost taboo. I feel like now it’s starting to become more accepted that your dad might be an asshole but what about your family?? what if they are all weirdos and you don’t fit in at all and they are making your life worse? we’re just humans and we deserve to live our lives. Anyway, sorry for the rant💙

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Sofia Silva's avatar

No worries, Gala! Everything I read makes total sense to me... People still think we owe a lot to our family just because they gave birth to us and raised us, but they forget about the traumas we can pick up along the way. Once again, it's always good to let our feelings out like this. It makes us feel lighter. 🤍

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Melissa's avatar

Thank you for sharing, my heart understands your words 🤍🤍🤍

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