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sarah cucchiara's avatar

i don’t know how many times i can comment about how flawlessly you describe something that i can barely understand about myself, but here we are again. you have the most incredible gift

Valerie's avatar

sarah you ARE my gift πŸ’˜πŸ’˜

Abigail Hardingham πŸŽ€'s avatar

Repeating β€œthe universe is my sugar daddy,” while snotting into my sleeve! Love this thanks

Marco Marquez's avatar

That part

Cam Zhang's avatar

first of all - NEEDED THIS!! your prose, your messaging, all of it is so snappy and powerful. β€˜ It’s so over and we’re so back.’ Tysm for sharing!

Valerie's avatar

thank you so so much cam 🀍

aqua  cosmo πŸŒΊπŸ†'s avatar

Tearing up while reading about acceptance and the inexplicable force of life and loss. Your words resonated deeply with my grief today! πŸ’• amazing, heart(warming)wrenching piece!

aqua  cosmo πŸŒΊπŸ†'s avatar

love youuuuu! you’re a treasure πŸ’•πŸŒΊ

βš˜ΰ²‡'s avatar

wish i could go back in time and read this again for the first time

Valerie's avatar

😁❀️❀️❀️ thank you so much

louis winston's avatar

amazing writing and the perfect fix after finishing Girls and missing their energy (jemima is so jessa coded)

Valerie's avatar

jemima is an absolute modern poet on her ig stories

TTH's avatar

I LITERALLY just said « what the hell, sure » in a conversation 10 minutes before I saw this. Loved the timing! Loved this post!

Valerie's avatar

i’ve been saying it nonstop.. you’re so valid

Kristina Kourkoulos's avatar

Wow wow. Im on my way to get β€œSlow down, you’re doing fine” and β€œBe grateful now” tattooed, and this was like the perfect thing to read on the train to encompass what they stand for. Thank you 🩷

Valerie's avatar

those are beautiful reminders 🀍 thank you for reading Kristina

Lune's avatar

At the lowest point of my life and this helped

Valerie's avatar

sending you love – you got this πŸ«‚

Dusty Hope's avatar

Love reticence. Love slipping into reticence as a form of subversion, epiphany, martyrdom, devotion, and metaphysics. Let the brain rain.

Valerie's avatar

LOVE this comment! πŸ’˜

LucΓ­a Baskaran's avatar

I've stopped saving your posts individually because it's nonsense: all your writing is fucking brilliant.

Valerie's avatar

your comment was the first thing i saw this morning – you’ve made my day πŸ™‡πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€

Abby Johnson's avatar

first paragraph hit me like a truck. the rest of the essay picked me back up, slapped my ass and told me to "get back out there, champ." i'll be sending you my hospital bill, thanks

Valerie's avatar

abby!!! thank you 🀍 i’ll see what i can do about the bill…

Joy's avatar

Gold

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❀️❀️

avery shay's avatar

this is insane- so well written and exactly what i needed to hear

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avery thank you so much! glad you loved it 🫢

Brit's avatar

This is fantastic! β€œEquilibrium bites back” such a great line and thought provoking.

Valerie's avatar

thank you Brittany!!

princess sofia's avatar

this feels like a hug!! thanks sm <3

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you’re most welcome sofia πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈ