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There’s a reason they planned pride to happen on @leebarbourhere ‘s birthday weekend every year - cause she personifies everything good and gay in this world.
My stupid illness has made life terribly hard for everyone around me, but espec Lee— it’s displaced us from now 4 homes, caused us to swap out 3 cars that tested positive for mold, made it impossible for us to go places that aren’t in the immediate vicinity of lyme informed doctors (aka frozen me in place in the Hudson valley and Catskills), resulted in a slew of friends disappearing as I’ve navigated an extended crisis. And still with all of that loss (so much loss), 3 years in, this guy is still by my side, even though I know it would be so much easier and a lot more fun to be doing life a different way.
And she’s not just by my side keeping me company but is always the one figuring out how to make the world safer and more habitable and healthier for me, all so I can get better and live again—which has taken a ton of work and ingenuity on her part and has included so many frustrating things that doctors and landlords could not / would not help us with. (Landlords in late stage capitalism are the worst, forever and ever, amen). She’s neglected other parts of life to pour into me and it is hard to express adequate gratitude for that.
Still with all that the best part of having Lee in this stage of life is that she has found the way to keep the days feeling fun and motivating and enjoyable and worth it (most of the time) even when I (most of the time) tend to drift towards wondering if the price we both pay to keep me well and functional really even makes sense in the long run.
She’s my home regardless of where we are geographically (some random Airbnb usually) and even though it’s her birthday week now, she is most certainly the gift.
Happy pride and happy belated 22, baby leezus…I wouldn’t want to go through this any of this crazy hopeless era of unlimited possibility with anyone else. Next year is yours. ❤️
ps re slide 2 - you know what they say about long, gangly limbs (a long, gangly life!!!)
pps looks are deceiving and she is actually NINE years older than me, I did not rob any cradles
My stupid illness has made life terribly hard for everyone around me, but espec Lee— it’s displaced us from now 4 homes, caused us to swap out 3 cars that tested positive for mold, made it impossible for us to go places that aren’t in the immediate vicinity of lyme informed doctors (aka frozen me in place in the Hudson valley and Catskills), resulted in a slew of friends disappearing as I’ve navigated an extended crisis. And still with all of that loss (so much loss), 3 years in, this guy is still by my side, even though I know it would be so much easier and a lot more fun to be doing life a different way.
And she’s not just by my side keeping me company but is always the one figuring out how to make the world safer and more habitable and healthier for me, all so I can get better and live again—which has taken a ton of work and ingenuity on her part and has included so many frustrating things that doctors and landlords could not / would not help us with. (Landlords in late stage capitalism are the worst, forever and ever, amen). She’s neglected other parts of life to pour into me and it is hard to express adequate gratitude for that.
Still with all that the best part of having Lee in this stage of life is that she has found the way to keep the days feeling fun and motivating and enjoyable and worth it (most of the time) even when I (most of the time) tend to drift towards wondering if the price we both pay to keep me well and functional really even makes sense in the long run.
She’s my home regardless of where we are geographically (some random Airbnb usually) and even though it’s her birthday week now, she is most certainly the gift.
Happy pride and happy belated 22, baby leezus…I wouldn’t want to go through this any of this crazy hopeless era of unlimited possibility with anyone else. Next year is yours. ❤️
ps re slide 2 - you know what they say about long, gangly limbs (a long, gangly life!!!)
pps looks are deceiving and she is actually NINE years older than me, I did not rob any cradles
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