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Nittersing

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18. I continue to learn about my privilege

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:42 AM

Tuesday

but the one that is smacking me in the face right now... is the ability to escape. The ability to ignore. The ability to hide my head in the sand. When all the news is getting to me... and I'm the verge of a panic attack... I can check out.

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