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Mary's avatar

💓💓💓 I was a Tumblr teen too (I'm also a Tumblr adult tbh I still have two accounts ðŸĨē) so no wonder we get along 😈 your capacity to care and empathize is a superpower!!!

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ERae ā­Ļā§Ž ˙⋆'s avatar

stunning post. Substack makin me cry to often you guys gotta stop 😭

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Jack's avatar

omg 😭 ty for reading

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anna henderson's avatar

I love this & relate to it so much!!! I love what you said about being able to love others unconditionally but struggling to extend that love to myself. Thanks for sharing!!

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Jack's avatar

Oh yay ofc thank you for reading!

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Elizabeth's avatar

wow i really relate to this. i love how you talk about deserving the love you give and i really love this piece. you really do deserve love, as everyone does ðŸŦķ it will find you in its own way. man i really related to this though

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Jack's avatar

Ohh thank you for taking the time to comment, and I’m glad (but also a little sad) you can relate

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Renee ðŸŒŋ's avatar

Wowâ€Ķwhat you said about feeling like not enough and then too muchâ€Ķmy eyes tear up for my younger self, she would’ve been weeping reading thisðŸĨđ

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Jack's avatar

Oh wow you truly have no idea how much it means to me that you read this and took the time to reply ðŸĨē your posts always inspire softness. and my inner child is giving yours a hug âĪïļâ€ðŸĐđ

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Renee ðŸŒŋ's avatar

AweðŸĨđ it truly was a beautifully vulnerable piece. And this comment officially made my eyes well up, thank you for that encouragementðŸĨđ My inner child hugs back

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Jack's avatar

Now I might cry too I appreciate you so much

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˚âžķ ï―ĄËš ☁ïļ's avatar

This is so beautiful and WOW I relate to a lot of what you’ve said holyyyyâ€Ķ And you deserve to show yourself the kind of love you feel towards others. One step at a time ðŸĪ

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Jack's avatar

omg it means so much that you read and commented and related ty and I hope you are finding kindness and love for yourself too <3

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