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Caroline Mellor's avatar

A brave and powerful share, Mahdi 💙

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

Thank you for reading, Caroline💙

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you for sharing this, Mahdi.

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

My pleasure, Fotini, my pleasure💙

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Gala's avatar

Mahdi this is so heartbreaking and so honest and raw. I understand how you feel since I haven’t talked to my dad in four years now. Sometimes people aren’t up to standard but we have to stand up for ourselves 💗 much love

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

I remember your beautiful piece on that, dear Gala. Even though we have almost never seen eye to eye, as I've grown older I have come to appreciate him as a person, with all that is vastly different between the two of us. I recently had a revelation that when I pick fights with my father in my head, I'm picking fights with myself, I'm challenging my own self through the vessel of him. There needs to be some kind of a reconciliation between us and our parents for us to move forward, in whatever shape or form that may be.

Lots of love to you Gala. Thank you for being here.

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Gala's avatar

I agree so much with your words. Sadly, some people don't even want a reconciliation and we have to move forward without an apology, without an explanation or a nice goodbye, but a reconciliation is always so much better, I have experienced that with others and it's so healing ❤️

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

I’m sorry for what you’ve had to endure. And I’m grateful that you shared that with me. I feel closer to you💙

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Kris Johnston (she/her)'s avatar

This is so beautifully painful. I'm glad you were able to reconcile with him ✨🖤

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

Thank you, Kris. I appreciate you being here and I am glad too.

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Eileen Susan_Dust the Diamonds's avatar

Heart rending.

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

(lots of hearts)

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