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Claire Madden's avatar

This is beautiful! 🥹

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emily north's avatar

thank you!!!!!!!!

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Sharon Kreger's avatar

Perfect read for this morning, loved it.

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emily north's avatar

thank you!

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shanvi's avatar

this is lovely omg im printing this out and putting it in my commonplace book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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emily north's avatar

the use of exclamation marks in this comment makes you a REAL ONE

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Ross Flett's avatar

Those are magic words. Brilliant.

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emily north's avatar

thank you!!!

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Eva Sofia's avatar

And this essay exactly depicts how I feel most of the times, damn. When my friends cry, I sit there and wonder about my now numbness, when I am usually so full of energy and feelings. Your experience is making me feel seen.

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emily north's avatar

thank you !!! 🤍🤍🤍 this was really kind and made my day

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Eva Sofia's avatar

I want to be like your grandmother

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emily north's avatar

same 🤍🤍🤍

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Hannah North's avatar

Obsessed with this essay and obsessed with YOU

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emily north's avatar

LOL

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maja roglić's avatar

I think this must be the next poem I memorize

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emily north's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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calihan's avatar

so pretty

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emily north's avatar

❤️❤️

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Greene's avatar

❤️

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Diya bechoo's avatar

I did cry reading this. More tears!

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mbonobong's avatar

this was so lovely, thank u

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caitlyn's avatar

Emily I love your mind 🤎

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Mercy Daniels's avatar

🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️

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Alexandra Preston's avatar

incredible--i relate to all of this so much; thank you for putting it to words so beautifully <3

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maxine barton's avatar

my gma was nanny too <3 let it flow babe

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