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sarah cucchiara's avatar

you are my amaya papaya

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faith zapata's avatar

i’m so honored

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Valerie's avatar

i love crying & taking things personally & this & you

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faith zapata's avatar

I LOVE U my sweet valerie!!!!!!!!

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sarah cucchiara's avatar

this is so wonderful and your compassion and emotion is such a gift

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faith zapata's avatar

i love you!!!!!

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Irene's avatar

not even kidding but this found me while i was literally…crying. to say that i feel so seen is an understatement but oh god, i love this so much!!!

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faith zapata's avatar

omg :,)) I’m so glad you liked it!!

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Liz Bissonette's avatar

yes yes yes a million times yes (amaya papaya nation)

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faith zapata's avatar

you get it!!!!!

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Nadine's avatar

So precious, I resonate so much with this essay.

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faith zapata's avatar

thank you!! I’m so glad <3

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Maja's avatar

Never felt so seen, as a sensitive girly i did cry while reading it haha❤️❤️

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faith zapata's avatar

so real, i may or may not have cried while writing it

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

LOVE AMAYA PAPAYA !! And you :) I too have been accused of being too much but at this point I just take it as a compliment ❤️

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faith zapata's avatar

i love u!!!!!! and YES exactly you get me so bad ❤️

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Davionne's avatar

Beautifully written

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faith zapata's avatar

thank you :’)

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caroline marie's avatar

I feel so so seen! Thank you for putting into words my thought process 24/7: the initial awareness and feeling like "too much" and the subsequent acceptance that *that is me...* It's a superpower to feel so deeply the things we do ✨

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Ci💕's avatar

I feel seen bc I cry at every movie too lol

Don't change, it's beautiful to feel so deeply <3

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Bel's avatar

(i'm literally crying as i write this) i'd never felt so seen, you captured perfectly the essence of being a sensitive girl <3

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Valentine's avatar

feeling things deeply and staying connected to our authentic emotions is so necessary in a world that wants us to shut down and is such a powerful and necessary skill!

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hannah's avatar

Such a beautiful piece, being able to feel everything so deeply is honestly a blessing!!

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danniella's avatar

this felt like a very warm hug from one sensitive girlie to another. thank you for sharing it with us! ❤️‍🩹

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Erin's avatar

I relate to every sentence of this 😌 I’m so glad I’ve grown to embrace my sensitivity

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