ms-rey

twitch person, queer person


A few days ago, my five year old had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, which means so did my spouse and I.

Thankfully it’s not 2020 anymore, and I’m starting to have a community around me again, so when I was talking about this with a friend she said, “I have friends visiting from out of town and we’re doing brunch tomorrow, you should come.” Spouse said, “I can keep the kids, you should go.”

So on Friday morning, I was child-free and eating the most delicious papas bravas when I got a text that said, “I thought I heard your laugh and then realized I DID, I’m two tables over!” I said hello to a different friend, and her child’s face slowly grew the biggest smile when she realized it was me.

And a voice in my head said, your laugh is too loud and too weird.

And then a second voice in my head said, your friends love you and know your voice. You’re loud in a world that wants you to be silent. You’re joyful in a world that wants to keep you hopeless. Don’t stop.


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