Jemimah Wei

The Original Daughter

Lindsay

Many people go their whole lives not quite believing it is theirs, feeling out of sorts in their body, convinced real life lies just beyond their grasp. Chasing a wisp of something they believe is owed to them.

perhaps integral to all loving relationships is a necessary distance, not because of the old excuse of familiarity and contempt, but because it allows us to make sense of and articulate our stories in a manner that’s essential to our survival, whereas when we push forward in pursuit of boundless intimacy, we provide the opportunity for the other person to perpetually puncture our sense of self, to, in moments of excitement or vindication, say, no, I remember it differently, that’s not at all how it happened. And in doing so crush our self- regard in accidental, devastating ways.

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