the reunion makes me feel all kinds of feels, as nostalgia's relentless thorns grow from within. The angst as a teen, the deep tunes that were the anthems of my unexplainable sadness, the all too familiar despair washes over me and i am 14 again.
“Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where it hurts. It’s always there, though.” - Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot
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Extremely grateful for pats on the head and your arms around my shoulders. I forgot how we dove into naming our unborn kids but it was really endearing seeing you take it seriously. Telling me you had a list (but lost it)