HeyJaredLate Bloomer Diaries
A space for real talk, raw stories, and heartfelt insights on navigating life as a solo mum of four and embracing my truth as a late-blooming lesbian.
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I Was Fine on Friday. By Saturday, I Was Grieving Her All Over Again (opens the original)
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Grief after a relationship ends is the weirdest fuc&ing thing, because it can convince you that you are finally moving forward and then, without warning, BAM, pull the floor out from underneath you again.On Friday night, I had a Zoom catch-up with some of the women who came to Mardi Gras with me, and yes, we still talk, our group chat is still very active, some of the women have met up since, some are travelling together, and there is something really beautiful about watching friendships continu
I Asked 9,000 Late Bloomers How They Survived Their First Lesbian Heartbreak. This Is What They Told Me (opens the original)
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There is a particular kind of heartbreak that happens when you lose the first woman who made you understand yourself differently. It is not only the loss of a relationship. It is the loss of the person who stood at the doorway of a life you may have spent decades believing was unavailable to you, took your hand, and showed you that there was another way to love.When that relationship ends, you are not only grieving her. You are grieving the woman you became beside her. You are grieving the first
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