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[apiphile]

pull your socks up you spilt little brat

this damage was inflicted on you by committee. by a culture.
it takes a village to ruin a child--
but you must fix it alone.
here, i have written you a handguide
in a language you do not speak;
look grateful.
it takes a village to ruin a child, yes
but only the child may heal itself.
generosity itself, i offer you this wisdon:
you have to do it alone.
you have to do it scared.
you have to do it without reward.
you have to do it.
you are ugly and you are upsetting
the people who were not ruined.
be brave! the things you can purchase
with your courage are valuable:
acceptance, invisibility, and maybe one day,
if we forget that you are ugly
if we forget that you are ruined
you will receive the finest prize of all:
the chance to speak these words to another.
here, i have given you fine instructions
on how to be healed. you must do the work alone.
you may not receive assistance;
you may not struggle;
you may not complain.
look grateful.
yes, it takes a village to ruin a child,
but a child may not ruin a village,
no matter how much it wants to.
it is a child's place to be outcast,
to be ruined,
and it is a village's place to prosper.
what a fine piece of advice i have given you,
child.
now:
look grateful,
and heal yourself
alone.