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We’ve been told that we must be strong as a rock, there’s this idea of superiority.
It’s strange, because in my life the rocks have been my mother and my grandmother. I feel I could never be as strong as them.
It’s strange, because in my life the rocks have been my mother and my grandmother. I feel I could never be as strong as them.
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In the end, my father wasn't able to tell me the last thing he wanted to say, he suffocated to death. He probably wanted to
say that I had been a good son. I was there when he died, he died into my arms. He was in a coma; he couldn't wake up. I
went over to give him a kiss on the forehead and said to him "You're a great father”. At that moment he woke up, looked at
me, and shed a few tears. He wanted to answer but couldn't, his lungs were full. I recognized his gaze, he was happy like
I've never seen him before, he was crying with joy. What they call the last flame before death.
say that I had been a good son. I was there when he died, he died into my arms. He was in a coma; he couldn't wake up. I
went over to give him a kiss on the forehead and said to him "You're a great father”. At that moment he woke up, looked at
me, and shed a few tears. He wanted to answer but couldn't, his lungs were full. I recognized his gaze, he was happy like
I've never seen him before, he was crying with joy. What they call the last flame before death.
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I remember one time I went to visit my parents. It was immediately after a breakup. Even though the relationship wasn’t the best, I was still devastated. I remember entering the house and I saw my mother in the living room. I went in and sat next to her, laid my head on her lap and began to sob. I barely ever cry. I recall it felt as if I was truly suffering. It was that type of crying. What I remember the most is that my mother put her hand on my head to comfort me. She never asked me why I was crying. Just hold me, you know, don’t ask. For me this was the best thing she could have done.
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I think it all comes down to feelings. If you have feelings, whatever feelings they are, you should be open to feel them and let them be heard.
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“Why are you ashamed of your scars? I like your flaws". Still today this is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my life
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Masculine? I am not. Hopefully I can fake it well enough that I’ll actually believe it
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I was born with the body of a man, but the soul has no sex and the mind is shapeless
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