They’re so beautiful they don’t even look real.

We thought it was a really wholesome gesture so we dropped off some food for them that evening and they were so appreciative of it.

I feel like I am dreaming :D Just wanted to share this beautiful moment with you all! Ahhhhhh!

tw suicide + bad mental health talk - so sorry if this doesnt fit the sub, by the way!!!!

i hate sounding like an attention seeker talking about this LMAO, but ive been through a lottt of bullshit. ive been suicidal since third grade, ive made two attempts on my life since turning thirteen, & ive never been able to envision myself making it to adulthood. i honestly did not want to at ALL. i dont want to grow into a body & face i hate, i dont want to see what the lowest point of my life will end up being, i dont want to continue the cycle of poverty in my family, i dont wanna see how i'll end up, all that. what ive been through has been more than enough, & im terrified of the future, knowing theres more bullshit ahead of me.

but! right now, im not at those low points or at the mistakes i'll inevitably make. right now, im out of my town & back in my home state for the week, in the city, staying with my best friend that i havent seen in two years. we themed our party around our birth year 2008, & though i usually hate myself to death, ive been feeling myself a little more since ive been here. im meeting new people. i feel safe. im having fun. & im, notably, not dead!! going back home will hurt, but i'd rather feel that pain than have no memories to ache over at all.

any youger version of me would genuinely not believe you if you told them that i made it this far, yk?? i spent my whole childhood accepting the fact that i'll be out of the picture within a few years, just to be wrong as hell. yeah, im still damaged as hell, my mental + physical health is still in the trenches, im still a drop out. but! im gonna get my GED, i have future careers im interested in, im making plans to move, & im gonna keep meeting myself again & again along the way. & itll hurt so bad & itll feel so good & itll be so ugly & beautiful & blah blah. im really scared. im really excited.

on we go or whatever ☀️

For context: We lost my grandfather in late 2025. His parents (my great grandparents) were "nana and papa." When they passed many years ago, this must have been passed down and made its way to my grandfather. My grandmother has slowly been going through his things, and there have been lots of sentimental treasures. This is one. I miss them all dearly.

I know I'm biased but I think it turned out so good! Proud mom