HeyJaredBrenda
Reflections, ritual pages, and raw writing about sorrow, survival, and meaning. I’m not here to fix. Just to witness — and maybe leave a trail for others in the dark.
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No Regrets, Only Pain (opens the original)
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I Can Understand You and Still Not Trust You (opens the original)
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There are people whose histories make you ache for them. You can trace the damage backward almost step by step—the abandoned child, the dead mother, the chaotic home, the frightened nervous system. You can understand almost exactly how the adult came to be.And still you would not hand them the keys to your house.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BoGb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.co
I Can Love You Without Saving You (opens the original)
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There are some kinds of love that make saying no feel almost obscene.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JNKs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaw
You Don’t Have to Kill the Bear (opens the original)
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I dreamed there was a bear loose in an old house.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RkXq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fim
Love Without Fantasy (opens the original)
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There are people we love whom we cannot safely misunderstand.That may be one of the hardest lessons of adulthood.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!clJd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:
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