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The Safe Word I Forgot

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George Kalantzis
Jul 16, 2025
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"You've got too much, man."

Three weeks later, I'm still processing that.

Years of shit I'd been swallowing. Grief, pride, heartbreak, love, death. I'd been pushing so long, something snapped.

So I broke. In writing. In life.

I stayed busy. Avoided mirrors. Avoided thinking. Then my body made the choice for me. Every Wednesday when my kid wasn't here, I'd fall apart. Like clockwork.

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