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electric_blue68

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16. I still say mean things to myself but less...

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:59 AM

Sep 23

But I was always mostly nice to people anyway. I can't say I'm a happy person, but I've still had a lot of joy in my life so probably why the niceness won out, besids being taught to be that way.
(I could still be less judgy.)

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Clipped and tucked away for many future re-reads. Thanks for this, LC! erronis Sep 22 #9

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