Some of the websites I visit, of the pages I follow sprinkle trigger warnings on most of their content.
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about them.
The intention is good, obviously. And I suppose they don’t hurt. But what sparks strong emotions when one is going through difficult times is so unforeseeable.
A sesame seed. Suddenly reminding me of the one that had fallen in Paul’s ear. He seemed to always wake to breastfeed when we were just about to eat. And I was often too hungry to wait.
A sesame seed.
Trigger warning : invokes memories of blissful times with your baby.
Others are more obvious: babies, photos of babies, people talking about babies, conversations about the not so pleasant aspects of parenthood (I want to yell back at them)…
But what can I do? These days, everything is a potential trigger. Life needs a trigger warning.
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Typhaine – What a beautiful, and heartbreaking, image of the sesame seed falling in Paul’s ear. I am just so sorry. And I agree, the triggers are everywhere. Sometimes the triggers that are not as obvious hit the gut the hardest.
Yes. Although the obvious ones are tough as well.
Hope you’re holding on through this Mother’s Day frenzy…
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