This is so lovely. What I need more than anything is a cheerleader (with a dash of nag). I don't even require lengthy pep talks. I just need someone to poke me every so often and go, "Have you written anything today? Did you do any of the preliminary sketches that you promised? How's it going?" with the occasional "Rah rah! You got this!"
I'm trying to train myself to not go around crying on everyone's shoulder, especially in times like these when a lot of people absolutely cannot deal with the burden of one more person wailing about how awful everything is. So it's kind of nice to know who is willing to talk in more depth.
I too find comfort in "This too shall pass" and find even weirder comfort in watching documentaries about horrible periods in human history, because while none of us enjoy experiencing it, this is not even close to the worst shit that the world has survived. I also find it striking that humans continue to fall in love and make art and generally keep going even in awful times. It's what we do.
Twenty years from now people will be writing innaccurate overly-romanticized stories about healthcare workers or couples quarantining together or falling in love on Zoom.
"I was born in the wrong decade!" someone will wail while getting ready for an in-person first date. "Love was so much more meaningful back in the good old days where you could get to know someone for their personality through videoconferencing before you just met them in person and got judged for your body! It was more real then!"
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::squishes you::
This is so lovely. What I need more than anything is a cheerleader (with a dash of nag). I don't even require lengthy pep talks. I just need someone to poke me every so often and go, "Have you written anything today? Did you do any of the preliminary sketches that you promised? How's it going?" with the occasional "Rah rah! You got this!"
I'm trying to train myself to not go around crying on everyone's shoulder, especially in times like these when a lot of people absolutely cannot deal with the burden of one more person wailing about how awful everything is. So it's kind of nice to know who is willing to talk in more depth.
I too find comfort in "This too shall pass" and find even weirder comfort in watching documentaries about horrible periods in human history, because while none of us enjoy experiencing it, this is not even close to the worst shit that the world has survived. I also find it striking that humans continue to fall in love and make art and generally keep going even in awful times. It's what we do.
Twenty years from now people will be writing innaccurate overly-romanticized stories about healthcare workers or couples quarantining together or falling in love on Zoom.