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M f vorite p rt o c mming?
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a le t b in e
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a d a d b le t le t le
t s p y m dical b lls h s l terally s ved m se l fe.
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t s end t me r covering w en I m u well a d b d n t l se
m j b h s b en a d l g s p e m d fe c anger. m a so a preciate t e
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w s o s
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g ing i g g f tm g r m a pointment ( hich w s
r s s e otional),
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e e pport. j g e thered
m self a d I d g t t rough t e s ere
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w uld h ve w thout t eir k ndness. ve h d p ople h lp
p y f r t eatments a d b a st s e m d s l y pport s pportiv stem t rough
s me r ally s ary s uff. t y m b st t b a st s pportive
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v w n c ver i a l h re. e o t e b ggest t ings I v c w v uld
s y I ve l ve
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t s h ve m ve a tually p sitive a d h althy b althy r lationships. ve l ve
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l ve
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r ke r om f r t e c nnections a d
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r lationships t at a en’t h en’t
n althy o p sitive. ose a en’t h en’t
n cessarily t ings I ve l ve
l ve a arned a arned I arned t out m self, t I ve l ve
l ve a arned a arned I arned t m c pable o t em. ve l ve
l ve a so l arned a arned I arned t at I v v m v l ve
p rforming a d b ing c mfortable i g g m . s in.
at a e y ur h bbies o i terests o tside o f
c mming?
I l ve m sic, t, ture, gs, ffee, king, d
e ting a l t e f od. me t ree t ings t at y u l v s ve…
my che og om mu c, an my og om hah is ha at y too
che sy?! I a v s lov my che se.
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