You’re probably tired

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You’re probably tired

You’re probably tired of my emotional baggage. 

But I can’t help but want to talk.

So I can’t be sincere.  No matter how hard I try, the words I want to say just won’t come out and I’m left with a half-baked “sorry” or “I’ll miss you.”  And every time I want to post something nice and sweet, it always sounds cheesy and weird.  Many people have told me “You don’t sound like you mean that,” simply because what I say doesn’t correspond to how I feel.  I know that’s what the purpose of talking is, but I can’t seem to describe how I feel good enough with just a “Sorry,” “I’ll miss you,” or a “I guess I’ll see you around.”  That’s why all the things I post on leaving threads sound so emotionless.  It’s because I feel like crying burn if I say that it won’t portray my feelings in the way I want it to.  

submitted by Lucy B. , age 13, Emmilvien
(April 8, 2018 - 4:29 pm)

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Sincerity is not a matter of how you try and word things. If you truly are sincere, and I know you are, then I know it can be hard to word things. I have the same issue. I think about what to do if someone starts crying all the time, and once someone does, I completely forget. Then I end up saying something lame like "it's ok". A strategy I like to use is think about why you do care that that person is leaving, and write that down. 

Hang in there Luc!

~<3 

submitted by Fidelity , <3
(April 8, 2018 - 6:23 pm)

We won't get tired of your emotional baggage. We won't get tired of you. We won't grow tired of you sticking your neck out here, of you pouring your heart out onto the page. We're here to support you when you're sad, and celebrate with you when you're happy.

We are here to offer encouragement, and we are here for you to lean on. Some don't think that, but the beauty of the internet is that there is always someone who does. Always.

If the words won't come out, wait for them. If that doesn't work, write down everything you can think of, even the stupid ideas. I promise you the right words are inside of you. Sometimes it just doesn't come to you, but there's always next time. And if you really screw up, you almost always WILL learn from it. 9

submitted by <3
(April 8, 2018 - 6:51 pm)