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Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'Sometimes it's S worth it just to do what matters to others, simply because it matters to them'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be a meme of text that says 'As a kid I always called my mother "Ma". She would ask me to call her mommy, but I didn't see the point. I wasn't disrespecting her, just interpreting her role through the lenses of my personality and preference'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be an image of one or more people and text that says 'It eventually became a ajoke. Her strong-willed willed child that chose to live life her way.'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be a meme of one or more people and text that says 'that I'm not even embarrassed to say that it wasn't until recent recentyears years started calling her mommy. It finally clicked to me that calling her by her name took nothing from Te, but meant absolutely everything to her.'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be a doodle of one or more people and text that says 'And God forbid that when the time time comes for her to leave this earth, |would have valued my own preferences over giving her the honor of being called by the name she preferred.'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be an image of text that says 'I don't always get it right. ljust called my dad to schedule a LONG overdue movie date. 30 years of denying this man the joy of just watching his favorite movie series with him because it's not my preference.'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be a meme of text that says 'If I can do it for a paycheck, I can absolutely do it for people love.'.
Photo by Triana Akila on June 02, 2026. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'What if we all chose to be better about aboutthis? this? To do something for someone simply because you know it makes them fee seen. Known. Loved. Supported.'.
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Posted On: June 2nd 2026, 11:58 am
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justprae 2 months ago

justprae

A word

lizlivesincolor 2 months ago

lizlivesincolor

Slide 7! Absolutely

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