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Anon loves his mum (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@lemmy.ml
 

>my mom left school at 16 due to poverty
>never showed much interest in books, music etc
>retired last year
>has since been reading through all the books I left in boxes at home
>her enthusiasm for reading is so pure I feel bad for not enjoying reading that much these days
>she kept asking me if I was writing a book and said she could "never do that"
>picked up the hint and encouraged her to give it a go, without getting my hopes up
>tfw she sent me a story she wrote about two rabbits who become friends
>tfw it made me cry and feels more honest than anything I've written

How to cope with this feel bros?

I love my mum so much.

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[–] Currens_felis@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] TvanBuuren 15 points 2 years ago

Wonders never cease

[–] Shard@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Maybe all those edgy teenagers grew up, started seeing things through more mature lenses. Came back to write something different.

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

It's a subreddit (wholesomegreentext IIRC), but I don't believe there's a specific community for them on Lemmy yet. If so, point me to it. Can't get enough of them wholesome stories.