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This is getting into all things family relationships. Really appreciating the reflection prompts.

Got into my feels a bit with the intro to this next section including her own experiences with AML. Damn could I see myself in those words.

“As an outsider, it’s hard to determine who can’t change, what barriers they might be facing, and the obstacles their internal dialogue might be creating for them. Pushing others to be different deflects from changing what we can control.”

“Ignorance is bliss because it absolves us of the need to change.”

On day 12 of journaling along with this book + it’s been memorable.

Not sure how I went this long without hearing the term enmeshmemt

‘That’s just how I am’ is what people typically say when they aren’t ready or willing to change.

This is 100 days of daily journal prompts. Not really one to share a lot of progress. But enjoying it 3 days in.

I can’t even get past the intro w/o emotions…

“Into the cancer unit I brought knitting needles and yarn, with the goal of becoming an expert scarf maker by the time I was discharged…I thought I could maintain my pre-diagnosis level of productivity.”

I have rarely felt so similar…

In a wellness-centric kinda jam. Cannot wait to dive into this.

Not been the biggest fan of this overall set of stories, but Obit is solid.

A little more of a slow reader when it comes to short story collections. Because each is a tiny book.

UR is so damn good. All things serve the Tower.

Bad Little Kid is a good story.

I haven’t read Christine yet (I know, I know), but it’s referenced in Mile 81, which means it should make for a great story when I get there.

“And yes, when my stories are collected, I always feel like a street vendor, one who only sells at midnight” - Stephen King

“It is hard to love a vessel that appears to be the author of significant pain.” - speaking about those navigating chronic illness and/or nonconformity.

This book is hitting my heart feels.

“The luxury of not having to think about one’s body always comes at another body’s expense.”

Both loving that the phrase body-terrorism is now in my vocabulary + also hating that it needs to exist.

“We struggle to hold the truths of others because we have so rarely had the experience of having our own truths held.”

This. Is starting out hot. First page references both COVID and the Tet Corporation. Set in the year 2026.

I already know I’m in for a good time.