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May More's avatar

Oh Karin - so many people will relate to this - glad u can be goldilocks now <3

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Karin C's avatar

Me too. It feels just right. :)

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Suzie Alexander's avatar

Love this! I hear the word freedom loud and clear 💐

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Karin C's avatar

I’m glad to hear that message came through. Thank you, Susie!

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Diana C.'s avatar

The ending felt like a sigh of true relief. Thank you for sharing, Karin. It was powerful and heartbreakingly relatable.

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Karin C's avatar

I’m glad to hear it came across that way. I do feel so much more myself these days.

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Steve's avatar

Excellent. Sometimes that band restricts life itself.

So glad you found yourself.

And you are the way you want to be. Free.

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Karin C's avatar

Thank you so much for the nice comment, Steve.

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Patrick Eades's avatar

Love the Goldilocks body lines. It would be nice if everyone could have that feeling.

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Karin C's avatar

I agree, Patrick. That would be very nice.

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Rhobeau's avatar

From a man who was too thin as a young man, I felt this deep. I hit my Goldilocks body about ten years and my mind is now mostly free of that dysphoria and mental bloat. Great poem.

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Karin C's avatar

I’m glad to hear you hit your Goldilocks body and rid yourself of the mental bloat as well. Bravo!

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Robert Gowty's avatar

I glad you’re free of that now. We all deserve to feel comfortable within ourselves.

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Karin C's avatar

Thank you, Robbie. I happened to see an old photo of myself and the first lines to this tumbled out of me. I feel so much more comfortable with myself now. It’s a good thing. :)

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Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Thanks for sharing this Karin. It’s raw, real and deep.

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Karin C's avatar

Thank you, Shital. Your words mean a lot to me.

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