Wow I just read this, Nat! Thank you so much for sharing, I feel like this allows me to get to know you a little better. <3 I understand a little bit more now that you don't always have to accept wisdoms from parents or the older generation. It's not a given. Much hugs.
The line "Sometimes the only way to protect our wounds is to guard it with the very silence that created it" captures trauma aptly - how we sometimes perpetuate the very coping mechanisms that hurt us, knowing they're problematic but finding strange comfort in their familiarity. It reminds me of my own talent for wrapping pain in humor until I can't tell the difference anymore.
Well written Nat - I got caught in the piece. It's always hard to write pieces you haven't seen much of but you want more. I'm sure someone out there will read this and say 'thank you for putting it into words'
Thank you for your encouragement, because this is a piece I almost didn’t publish in fear that I’m touching on an overly-sensitive topic (in my life, in my society etc). So your comment means alot 🥹
Wow I just read this, Nat! Thank you so much for sharing, I feel like this allows me to get to know you a little better. <3 I understand a little bit more now that you don't always have to accept wisdoms from parents or the older generation. It's not a given. Much hugs.
The line "Sometimes the only way to protect our wounds is to guard it with the very silence that created it" captures trauma aptly - how we sometimes perpetuate the very coping mechanisms that hurt us, knowing they're problematic but finding strange comfort in their familiarity. It reminds me of my own talent for wrapping pain in humor until I can't tell the difference anymore.
Well written Nat - I got caught in the piece. It's always hard to write pieces you haven't seen much of but you want more. I'm sure someone out there will read this and say 'thank you for putting it into words'
Thank you for your encouragement, because this is a piece I almost didn’t publish in fear that I’m touching on an overly-sensitive topic (in my life, in my society etc). So your comment means alot 🥹