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Deborah Rose's avatar

“There’s also joy—a kind of jouissance—in sorrow. Haven’t you felt that?” >> so true! My nearly 4 y/o will cry while looking in the mirror. Although he’s okay with me sitting next to him, he does not want to be “lifted” out of the feeling until it passes or is replaced by the desire for a hug. I remember doing the same when I was little. Wanting to witness my own sadness because there was something beautiful to it.

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Vanessa Persephone Wells's avatar

This is the kind of humanistic transparency I want to see more of in the world, and that the world needs to hear and reflect on. Thanks for putting it out there!

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