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Priyanshu Raj's avatar

Xiaobian.. you beautifully captured how much effort it takes to constantly rewrite someone else's harshness, and that first untranslated sentence at the end feels like such a powerful reclamation of dignity..🫂🥰

Xiaobian Poet's avatar

Dear, you noticed exactly the part I cared about most. For so long, the rewriting felt almost automatic—like if I could make the hurt sound gentler, I could keep the relationship intact. So that first untranslated sentence really was a small reclamation for me, not because the pain suddenly disappeared, but because I finally let it keep its original meaning. The way you described it as dignity moved me deeply, dear. You always seem to notice the quietest turning point in what I write. Thank you for reading me with that kind of care. 🫂🩷