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Elizabeth Lamont's avatar

Your description of that moment before the fight breaks out, and being the one who realizes you'll have to stand up? I was mesmerized. I've never been the one to stand up in bars at such a moment because I was never trained in fisticuffs and knives. But I've been in colorful watering holes at such moments. I've looked around to see which men will stand up and defend those unfairly targeted by real-life trolls. I've watched men avert their eyes, narrow their shoulders, and do nothing. I've also seen good men stand up, and I've loved them for it.

Thank you for standing up for me. I know you've spent a lifetime standing up for others, kind sir.

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wrongdimension's avatar

“tucked in amber”. you always remind me that there’s an endless amount of emotion to be had in the describing of colors.

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Elizabeth Lamont's avatar

Manic flares are nothing to be ashamed of. Reach out to your friends. We understand.

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Dylan Bosworth's avatar

Beautiful. Thanks for having my homegirl's back, too. This posting lifted me from all kinds of bad places today.

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JLG Noga's avatar

Have you ever trained martial arts before mr Baer? You’ve got a good headspace for it, I reckon you’d do well

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