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I'm feeling very concerned for the baby of the family. She is American, but dresses in a manner that is questionable in accordance to this current presidential regime. She frequently leaves the State and there are alerts going around that she can be stopped and imprisoned in certain states for looking like the wrong kind of "American". It also feels like if someone says too much, that people they know are going to turn them in for suspicion of being (fill in the blank). In a sad way, I feel relieved that my mother passed away before she had to relive this situation.

I feel like I've been going about things all wrong. I've been so busy trying to live for other people (and those who are no longer with us) that I lost sight of just being me and doing my thing. This thought feels liberating, but putting it into practice feels easier said than done. It's hard to not feel guilty about thinking about myself although that's were personal care and positive mental health grows from. It feels like if I can work on being true to my needs, I will be unstoppable...in a positive manner.