This was such an honest and surprisingly tender read. I really liked how humour was used not to dismiss the experience, but almost to soften the weight of looking back at all the signs that suddenly make sense in hindsight. There’s something very human about realising how deeply we can rationalise parts of ourselves when we’re not ready to see them yet.

Also, the line between comedy and grief was handled really well here. You can feel the younger version of you trying to survive through denial while the present version looks back with more compassion instead of shame. Iloved it way too much ❤️