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So many lovely, young girls brimming with despair and despondency. Makes an old man sad. You are like buds that can't blossom. Casual *** attempted suicide, drugs, alcohol, broken hearts: all accrue to the self-aware. Self-awareness is a great gift, but acutely painful to the very young. Never use a man to define yourself. Only disappointment lives there. Men aren't all that smart or valuable, you know, and can be easily replaced. In 40 years, you won't remember his name. None of this is new. The trick is to find your way to survive and do it no matter what. On the other side of suffering is life, and perhaps more suffering. You don't need bunnies and rainbows, you only need yourselves and time and toughness and belief. Go ahead and blossom. Make an old geezer smile.
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Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 8:53 AM UTC
For All The Sad Young Women On HP
So many lovely, young girls brimming with despair and despondency. Makes an old man sad. You are like buds that can't blossom. Casual *** attempted suicide, drugs, alcohol, broken hearts: all accrue to the self-aware. Self-awareness is a great gift, but acutely painful to the very young. Never use a man to define yourself. Only disappointment lives there. Men aren't all that smart or valuable, you know, and can be easily replaced. In 40 years, you won't remember his name. None of this is new. The trick is to find your way to survive and do it no matter what. On the other side of suffering is life, and perhaps more suffering. You don't need bunnies and rainbows, you only need yourselves and time and toughness and belief. Go ahead and blossom. Make an old geezer smile.
mike-essig
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Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 8:53 AM UTC
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