Do not hurry your answer

Calm · Little Light original

The message arrives, and suddenly you are composing a reply with your whole history in it. Every time you felt dismissed. Every explanation that went unheard. You want this one answer to make someone understand all of it. You do not have to send it yet. A little time may help you hear the difference between what happened today and what today reminded you of. The feeling deserves attention, even if the first sentence it offers is not the one you want to use. Later, you may still need to be firm. You may need to ask for something different or say that a line has been crossed. Taking a pause does not take that choice away. It gives you room to make it deliberately. You can return to the conversation with words that carry your meaning clearly, and with less of yourself left aching between the lines.

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