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ooof my twelve year old self is resonating with this right now! 🥺😩💖 beautifully personal

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♥️

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Sep 19Liked by Maria Giesbrecht

I’m so glad you ending with a big fuck you to the people who ever made you feel like you aren’t good enough! But I’m also thankful for your words that truly inspire.

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Thank you Ashley! I’m so grateful we came into each others lives ♥️

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I kinda want the recipe for those pecan buttercream cookies.

My grandma feeds my “inner fat kid” on my birthday every year with the most amazing chocolate cake ever.

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Thank you for writing this 💜

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This is incredibly moving. My inner fat kid shames me. Certainly doesn't encourage me to indulge in the chocolate cake. Mine is mean. Tells me that I'm not worth anything. Tells me that I should hate the very thing I am. To hide. Be smaller.

I'm at an age now where I tell that inner fat kid to shut the f up and eat the GD cake because we all deserve to experience the joy of cake.

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Hits my tender spots Maria, thank you 💖

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Thank you for this. Sleep was bad so I'm reaching for the right words and can't find them, but I just really appreciate this essay.

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❤️

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Thank you Maggie ♥️🫶🏻

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This either feels backhanded or I’m not following what you’re trying to say.

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Thank you. Please don’t refer to my inner child as “that kid” and offer unsolicited advice on how to treat her.

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