Huge hugs back to you. Here if you need to talk

name over the very obvious Tansura sitting right there. She'd cry and say she knew.

All this year, I did what I could to be a confidant. I'd go over when it felt hollow, though not too much. I'd chat even though she'd bulldoze me on the phone to get past what I was saying

, to express that even though I was redefining who I was, I still very deeply wanted to not abandon her. That I could play between Theo and Theodora and honor us both. We fought because she slipped for years, I'd ask quietly if she knew why I picked this

I cried to her about how it was so hard with him, always being she/her'd. Always. She called me 'girlfriend' multiple times on the way to get my drains removed after top surgery.

I changed my name to what she actually wanted to name me before I was born to still have a connection

stop my dad from steamrolling over my mom when she lost her job, when they were 'struggling' because the money has run out, when it seemed like it was his way or the highway. I listened to her when she vented about what he was doing, how he won't bend or budge.

And i am trying to end up shaming others less, But i do anyway because people want the 'out' to not feel bad. I grapple with how photoshop uses AI. The whole issue is complicated.

I'm just not going to give out absolution so others don't have to think about it.

That's not quite what I'm asking but very valid.

That's A VERY LONG ROAD TANS

At the same time....idk.man.

This game is so wildly different bc we're playing with 4 and not bringing the companions so it will be interesting how I feel if I actually have gale around. At least we don't have to keep feeding him shiny things.