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Pissed, Packing, and 7 Months Pregnant

Pissed, Packing, and 7 Months Pregnant

Hello emotions? Can you take a god damn seat please? Thanks.

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Vanessa Rose Lima
Mar 31, 2023
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I cried in the bathroom stall again this morning.

Hitting a weepy wall, walking around with a pout on my face and sadness in my voice.

See: Emo Years circa early 2000’s

It smacked me dead in the face this morning that I'm too busy swimming in my sad emotions to feel excited for what's to come.

Then I felt guilty about feeling sad and not feeling excited.

So …

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