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11… Memories We’ve Made Over Seven Years

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 RaeAnna

Today marks seven years of doing life with Dylan. Our family is about as far from traditional as we could possibly be, and yet we’re still here making it work every day. We've had good years and bad years and in between years. He can be a real asshat sometimes, but in a world where I question how everyone feels about me, he's made sure I never question if he loves me. At the end of the day, I have spent seven years with my best friend and pawtner. He was not the fling I meant him to be, but my life is better because he came into it.

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For Ocho

May 7, 2023July 30, 2023 RaeAnna

I tattooed his name in the place he just loved to bite as a reminder of all that he had done for me. I had no idea what he would go on to do. He saved his mom from me. He has saved me from me so many more times.

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11… Ways I Try to Show Up for My People

May 1, 2023April 30, 2023 RaeAnna

I have always been lonely. I have always wanted to make sure no one feels the same. So I do my best to show up for my people on their good days but especially on their bad. I fail at it often, but I try. People need to know they're important and valued and wanted for exactly who they are.

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11… Unusual Traditions I Made Up

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 RaeAnna

I love tradition. Vehemently. Whenever something brings me joy, there's a good chance I'll turn it into a tradition. I have so many small traditions that make the drudgery of every day life less drudgy.

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11… Thoughts from Someone Knee Deep in Nihilism

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 RaeAnna

Nature has always made me feel like me. Hope at the top of a mountain, but my soul feels all its feelings when my toes are in the ocean. I've been knee-deep in nihilism for a long time, and the solitude of the beach and lack of a vantage point brings up all the thoughts no one really wants to hear.

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I Disowned My Parents So I Could Survive and Write

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 RaeAnna

I have chosen to take the unpopular route: Disowning my parents. It's a hard decision, and one I live with every day. But it is the best thing for me. Over two years no contact, it's only been in the last six months words and stories have started pouring out of me.