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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

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Valerie's avatar

sarah you ARE my gift 💘💘

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Abigail Hardingham 🎀's avatar

Repeating “the universe is my sugar daddy,” while snotting into my sleeve! Love this thanks

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Valerie's avatar

preach!!!

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Marco Marquez's avatar

That part

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Cam Zhang's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

thank you so so much cam 🤍

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isla aqua  🌺🐆's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

love you!

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isla aqua  🌺🐆's avatar

love youuuuu! you’re a treasure 💕🌺

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louis winston's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

jemima is an absolute modern poet on her ig stories

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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!

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Valerie's avatar

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

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Kristina Kourkoulos's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

those are beautiful reminders 🤍 thank you for reading Kristina

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Lune's avatar

At the lowest point of my life and this helped

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Valerie's avatar

sending you love – you got this 🫂

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Dusty Hope's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

LOVE this comment! 💘

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Lucía Baskaran's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

your comment was the first thing i saw this morning – you’ve made my day 🙇🏻‍♀️🤍

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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

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Valerie's avatar

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

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Joy's avatar

Gold

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Valerie's avatar

❤️❤️

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⚘ಇ's avatar

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

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Valerie's avatar

😁❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much

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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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Valerie's avatar

avery thank you so much! glad you loved it 🫶

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Brittany Morazan's avatar

This is fantastic! “Equilibrium bites back” such a great line and thought provoking.

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Valerie's avatar

thank you Brittany!!

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sofia's avatar

this feels like a hug!! thanks sm <3

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Valerie's avatar

you’re most welcome sofia 🥹❤️

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