@jeddvdlim: Okay, after months of waiting for this, it’s finally out. Minsan nakakalimutan ko na yung mga kinukwento ko pala ay hindi lang basta kwento. Totoong nangyari ang mga ito. Totoong may batang nahirapan, nasaktan, at muntik nang sumuko. Totoong may mga gabing hindi ko alam kung paano ko pa tatawirin ang umaga. At totoong may isang version ng sarili ko na kinailangan munang mawala sa sarili niya bago niya unti-unting matutunang hanapin ulit ang sarili niya. This was supposed to be my September post in honor of World Suicide Prevention Month, but life happened. Maraming hindi inaasahang bagay ang dumating, and somewhere along the way, this piece had to wait a little longer. And maybe that’s okay. Kasi kahit ilang buwan na ang lumipas, hindi madaling balikan yung batang ako. Hindi madaling ikwento yung mga panahong hindi ko rin maintindihan ang sarili ko. And even now, there are still parts of that experience that I am learning to make peace with. But I wanted to share this, not because I have everything figured out now, and definitely not because I have a perfect ending to tell you. I wanted to share this because I know what it feels like to be in a place where tomorrow feels impossible. And if there’s one thing I wish I could tell my fourteen-year-old self, it’s that she doesn’t have to figure everything out today. She just has to give herself the chance to see what tomorrow holds. If you’re going through something similar, I hope you give yourself that chance, too. Hindi mo kailangang maging okay agad. Hindi mo kailangang makita kung saan ka dadalhin ng buhay mo para piliin mong magpatuloy. At hindi mo kailangang hintaying gumaan ang lahat bago mo payagang mabuhay ulit ang sarili mo. To the person I was, and to the person I am still becoming — I’m glad we’re here. And to anyone who needs to hear this today, I hope you stay long enough to meet the version of yourself you haven’t met yet. One day at a time. One breath at a time. Unti-unti :)

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Friday 09 October 2026 12:18:30 GMT