The kindest thing literature does is remind you that your peculiar little feelings have always existed. Someone, in some century, was equally confused by love, bored by society, tired of performing, and hungry for meaning.
the best part of succession is that it never used flashbacks tbh. a whole show about familial trauma and abuse was weaved into the way everyone interacted with one another, that specific kind of pain you can only pick up on based on how siblings fight and share stories
es muy importante tener una amiga que sea igual de cuestionable que vos asi cuando le contas lo cuestionable que sos en vez de darte una lección de vida te dice geniaaaa
Your mothers’ and grandmothers’ lives do not revolve around your existence. They have experiences from before you existed that they wouldn’t trade for an extra ten years with you, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Go have your own diva