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Internalized Empire Syndrome

Internalized Empire Syndrome

I tried it and it's awful.

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Aunt Ernestine: How is my favorite niece doing? I haven’t heard from you in a while
Me: I’m really overwhelmed.
Aunt Ernestine: Relax. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

Every day my Aunt Ernestine sends me a gif text message to bless my heart. I respond with a heartfelt “thank you!” or I send another gif to with a prayer/blessing to guide her through the day. Si…

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