Loved this piece, this invitation into a part of your younger self. When my memoir came out many of my peers and friends asked why I hadn't told I was struggling and I said that I didn't have the language and understanding of what was happening at the time. Even with all the labels available today I think it can still happen. I wrote to make sense of those times when things felt off so this was personal but relatable too.
Thank you and I’m glad to hear it. In some ways it feels like it’s still a draft not a finished piece. But I was able to write it without emotion, as objectively as possible, and that feels important.
Loved this one Amy. At first read, I wanted more of a buttoned up ending with some inspirational message. But then I thought about all the things we experience as kids that don't end that way, and thought this was better.
Thank you! I wanted to leave it open for the reader to get their own message or point from it. After being in so many toxic dynamics in my life I don’t know that there are many buttoned up messages. Or maybe I’m doing essays wrong lol
Loved this piece, this invitation into a part of your younger self. When my memoir came out many of my peers and friends asked why I hadn't told I was struggling and I said that I didn't have the language and understanding of what was happening at the time. Even with all the labels available today I think it can still happen. I wrote to make sense of those times when things felt off so this was personal but relatable too.
Thank you and I’m glad to hear it. In some ways it feels like it’s still a draft not a finished piece. But I was able to write it without emotion, as objectively as possible, and that feels important.
Loved this one Amy. At first read, I wanted more of a buttoned up ending with some inspirational message. But then I thought about all the things we experience as kids that don't end that way, and thought this was better.
Thank you! I wanted to leave it open for the reader to get their own message or point from it. After being in so many toxic dynamics in my life I don’t know that there are many buttoned up messages. Or maybe I’m doing essays wrong lol