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Taking things personally

The nerve of simply existing and having a tiny human need and love you more than anything on a daily basis.

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Vanessa Rose Lima
Feb 20, 2025
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I am having a hard time not taking things personally these days.

The way my 20 month old tells me ‘no’ to pretty much everything, the 3 snooze rounds it takes me to get out of bed, the way it’s been bitterly cold in Jersey for 94 straight months. The nerve of these happening and horrowings, all purposely grinding down on my soul, effecting my mood and ze…

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