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Rebecca Giantonio Moran's avatar

This is beautiful, Laura. Navigating grief and longing is difficult and messy and painful. It’s okay to feel both discontentment and gratitude (which, despite what some may say, can co-exist). Thank you for bravely sharing this ❤️

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Laura Rennie's avatar

Thank you, Rebecca. 😘

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Meredith's avatar

This is so beautiful, in the grief and hope walking hand in hand. Thank you for this.

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Laura Rennie's avatar

Thanks for reading ❤️

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Laura Bass's avatar

I've loved this every time I've read it, Laura, but it was extra special to hear it spoken in your own voice this time!

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Laura Rennie's avatar

🥰🥰thanks, sweet friend!

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Aly Prades's avatar

Oh Laura, this was beautiful and generous and tender. Your words and voice are a gift. I am so sorry you’ve had to hold so much loss 💛

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Laura Rennie's avatar

Thank you, Aly ❤️❤️

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Angela's avatar

This is so vulnerable Laura. Thanks for sharing your heart with us. Even though we’ve never met, your positivity oozes from what you write and your smile is so genuine it makes me forget I’ve never met you IRL. But walking through grief myself in a different way, I know that there’s so many layers that live beneath the surface. And discontentment is real and balancing the feelings of our heart with what’s objectively true, is so hard. Lots of love to you!

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Laura Rennie's avatar

*so* many layers. Thank you for sweet comment, Angela, and your empathy.

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