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Jan Gerstenberger's avatar

Beautiful. Every drop.

Anna Gerstenberger's avatar

I love you mom ❤️

Ella Hardie's avatar

So many things I could say about this but I’m just going to say thank you 🥹🫶🫶🫶

Anna Gerstenberger's avatar

and i’m just gonna cry

Loretta Koch's avatar

Anna, you are wonderful! You can put into words what so many of us experience. And that gives me hope for the future. I’m so proud of you! Sending you love and a hug. We will be all right.

Anna Gerstenberger's avatar

Sending you love and a hug too ❤️❤️

Bridge's avatar

You have such a beautiful mind!!!

Maddie Voelkel's avatar

im grateful for you!!!

Barbara Schaffer's avatar

Oh, this makes me miss seeing you! So beautifully written!

Anna Gerstenberger's avatar

I miss you Barbara!!

Murphy Hasling's avatar

Wonderful, comforting words. I very much relate to not wanting to feel any feelings and being scared about the future after school. I run away from my anxiety with my cycling training since I can convince myself it's productive, but I should probably sit down and write instead sometimes.

Anna Gerstenberger's avatar

Absolutely none of us are alone in this. I really get finding something that feels compellingly distracting and that you love (like cycling) and falling into that instead and I honestly think that’s probably a really good idea in many cases. Maybe a meditative path into your feelings to be found there.

franny's avatar

felt every word of this. your words are a gift