getting love right - by Ava - bookbear express
I care a lot about feeling responsible. It’s the reason why I enjoyed school so much: I’ve always loved doing well on an assignment. I like the sense that I’ve prepared adequately, that I’ve approached things the right way, that I’m a diligent student. No matter how much I change, I seem to retain this quality: I’m always looking around to see if I did a good job. I think the thing that I really value about having a dog is that it’s pretty easy to be a good dog owner. The guidelines are clear: you feed your dog, you take your dog on lots of walks, you play with your dog, you don’t leave your dog alone very much. I know that I take good care of Akko. With people, however, it’s a different story. Because people are so impossibly complex. I’m always wondering if I’m a responsible partner, a responsible friend. There are guidelines for these roles, and I think I follow them decently well, but obviously there’s a lot of murkiness. I’ve had two major friendship breakups in my life, and I’m h
Blue note, 1976, Piero Dorazio I care a lot about feeling responsible. It’s the reason why I enjoyed school so much: I’ve always loved doing well on an assignment. I like the sense that I’ve prepared adequately, that I’ve approached things the right way, that I’m a diligent student. No matter how much I change, I seem to retain this quality: I’m always looking around to see if I did a good job. I think the thing that I really value about having a dog is that it’s pretty easy to be a good dog owner. The guidelines are clear: you feed your dog, you take your dog on lots of walks, you play…
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