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Jenny Lawson  (thebloggess)'s avatar

I love you guys. And I'm totally going to share my monsters with you.

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Beth Camero's avatar

I wanna see the monsters! I love your weird drawings. Also love the nice ones. Happy Thanksgiving ! Here’s hoping someone else will do the dang dishes! ❤️

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Rice's avatar

Came here to also encourage you to share the monsters. It helps to know we’re not alone even with the dark parts

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Lisa L. Swanson's avatar

I believe I need to see the 3 am anxiety monsters. Together we can look them in the face and know will not only survive, but eventually thrive.

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Lori's avatar

This is what I've been trying to do since my horror/despair at the election results. I've been so overwhelmed by what's coming and the things I can't control, so I'm trying to make myself focus on the good around me instead. Smell the roses, taste the biscuit, rub the cat, hug a friend (even if you don't have many). There's good there if you look for it.

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Joan Rowlands's avatar

I'd love to see the monsters too. Because they also remind me that I'm not alone when I feel like shit. Life is dark and light, monsters and roses coexisting. Both this and that at the same time.

And even when its dark, we can still find a glimmer of light and joy.

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Dawn's avatar

As someone who has always drawn/painted their demons/monsters, I say share them! Don't edit yourself (a good reminder for me too!) ♥

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Sharon Hays's avatar

Thanks for thinking of us, but i do like to see the monsters and the messy stuff too. Because we're all messy in some way and that means we all are part of the whole.

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Katrina's avatar

I love the way the rose is reminiscent of a crown.

If you change your mind, I bet monsters would be okay. <3

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Iris's avatar

But I want the drawing that is "dark as fuck" and "very therapeutic". I am having to resort to getting out my anger by pretending I am Godzilla and yelling out a roaring blast of nuclear fire.

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Katie's avatar

I was up around 3am, too, and would love to see your monster.

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Caitlin Faas's avatar

Joining the crew that wants to see the monsters. It's like in the Barbie movie when the mom was drawing the dark side of Barbie and that's exactly what we all needed!

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J.T. Murphy's avatar

Sometimes I am monstrous. Sometimes I am a lovely being resting among soft petals. Sometimes my roar is calmed by a single rose.

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Amy Rich's avatar

I both appreciate the positivity (I'm trying to inundate myself with that so that some sticks when I'm not feeling it myself) and would also appreciate seeing the monsters. Maybe we can have a dark as fuck section of the substack people can opt into to if you're up for that.

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P2cat's avatar

I treated myself with a trip to your bookstore today👏💙

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Jenny Lawson  (thebloggess)'s avatar

WELCOME!

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Shane Alonso's avatar

i would really like to see the monster picture. please?

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