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Liv's avatar

I really enjoyed this, quite insightful!

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DezirΓ©'s avatar

You’re hilarious friend! 🫢🏾 I loved reading this in my inbox.

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QuYahni B Joseph's avatar

Damn if you ain’t in my business, Edgard. Alright … I can do this πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ’™

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Peter T Hooper's avatar

β€œβ€¦like yesterday when i left a strongly worded note on someone's windshield about their parking (in my defense, they took up two spots at trader joe's during peak hours).”

Just leave a note saying: β€œgreat job, Nimrod.”

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

BAHAHAHAHA. Peter, I like how succinct and to the point you are. And the insult isn’t too bad but does the job of exorcising my anger a bit. Hahahaha. Thanks for the laugh. Take care!

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Peter T Hooper's avatar

You could say, if you like your note a little longer and more pointed, β€œgreat parking job, Nimrod.”

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

I like your style, Peter! Idk why i always feel like i have to write an unhinged manifesto HAHAHAH

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sustainaberyl's avatar

this is such a refreshing take in the proverbial sewer of post election content, thank you for writing this friend β™₯️

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

thank YOU. i may muster what's left of my sanity for an election post-mortem from my perspective but... not yet. the internet is saturated with takes and i don't think i'd add more. this felt like the right angle to hit. and one that i think doesn't get talked about a lot.

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Precious's avatar

Good to see that you’re back and I’m definitely working on not assuming the worse about ppl as well as a black woman it is definitely hard for me. Especially when it’s in regards to men

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

I love seeing you pop up in my feeds and comments, it's such a fucking privilege. And I feel you, my dear. I can't speak to that specific experience but God, I can understand seeing everyone with suspicion. It feels like poison... and especially when it comes to men, there's something more pernicious at play there that I can't quite put my finger on. 100% valid.

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fuckgirl's avatar

"and now it's 2024, and america's chosen trump again, like an abuse victim going back for round two." damn your writinggggg

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

aw thank you honey - i mean, i've seen this pattern before so many times with a lot of people that i know. it's fucking hard

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Janu's avatar

ahh so glad you're back 😘 i love this and i learnt a thing or two β™‘ thank you for this!! (and i'm lactose intolerant too😣)

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

JANU!!! i haven't heard from you in a while, so happy to see you in my comments and in my feed again now that i'm back!!! and glad to know i am not the only lactose intolerant person. sometimes it completely ruins my day!!!

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

One of the fascinating things about a broken trust is that its palliative lies in, counterintuitively, trusting people more.

I wish you and everyone who is finding it hard to trust others--and I'm including myself--to be able to do it freely, as children do, once again.

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

this. this a million times. i keep returning to this each and every single time.

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Amazon G's avatar

Beautiful πŸ˜…πŸ€£

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π„ππ πšπ«π 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞π₯𝐚's avatar

Oh, you are so right! it probably was an honest mistake and i need to unclench! seriously, realizing in that moment what i was doing made me β€œturn the car around”. I was spreading the shit I was trying to protect myself from. Real Karen move! Definitely not perfect and actively fighting the karenification πŸ˜πŸ˜‚ thanks for the comment ☺️

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