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I hope things get better for you and soon. I'm not an expert on medical matters, but I know that medicene has advanced greatly over time, and illnesses that were once incurable are now treatable. Don't give up hope.

That was very thoughtful Skie.

I found this piece very moving, well done.

No shame in being a mix of strength and weakness, that's true for me and everyone I know.

Our time isn't the first when people have questioned traditional gender roles. It happened when men went off to fight in both world wars and women took over jobs that had once been theirs. They didn't do it to prove a point but to keep the economy going until peace returned. It happened when women first got the vote. That said, some people were nostalgic for a happy time years before and so tried to resist or slow the process of change.

I agree that change must come from within rather than by changing appearances.

Its good that you're advising others in a similar situation, it shows courage and optimism. I hope things get better for you soon.

A convincing account of how a teenager would feel towards an absent parent. Love can exist outside of a biological family, people have found it when factors beyond their parents control, like war or natural disasters, have parted them.

When it comes to other families, people can have problems they don't share whether face to face or on social media.

Warm and plausible, well done.