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Cassidy Rae's avatar

now i wear softness,

i wear silence,

i wear growth.

This is probably my favorite thing you’ve written so far. Learning how to wear both softness and growth is not always easy. Coming from someone who has had to grow and learn how to be firm this year, it’s nice to have a reminder that I can achieve growth AND still be safe in softness.

мarialex g.'s avatar

this means so much 🥹 softness and growth can live together.. and i’m so glad this reminded you of that 🤍 thank you for sharing this with me!

Shreya Dalela's avatar

It’s wild how growing up feels like grieving and arriving at the same time.

мarialex g.'s avatar

I know right!? 🥹 thank you sm for reading! 🤍

Nusaiba’s Two Cents's avatar

Omg the last lines! 💕💕💕

мarialex g.'s avatar

thank youu sm for reading 🥹💓

HaleyBaleyWrites's avatar

I resonate with this so much. Looking back at the things that collapsed out world when we were kids seems so trivial now. It’s almost a sense of embarrassment for acting like a child, which also a strange feeling cause we were children.

мarialex g.'s avatar

right? we were just kids, feeling everything so big. thank you for seeing this with me 🫶✨

Mike's avatar

This was great. Thanks for posting.

мarialex g.'s avatar

thank you so much for reading Mike! 💓

liz's avatar

so lovely💌

мarialex g.'s avatar

thank you so much for reading 🌷✨

Allegra's avatar

There is such beautiful tenderness wrapped in a reassuring softness here 🙏 loved this

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Jul 21, 2025
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мarialex g.'s avatar

that’s exactly the feeling i hoped to hold space for 🤍 thank you for sharing this with me!!

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Jul 12, 2025
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мarialex g.'s avatar

thank you so much for reading love 💓