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Are you getting sometimes mad that people still spread allegations like "she needed a break", "she was unable to relocate", "she had to take care of her father"? I obviously don't know for sure what happened either BUT her whole demeanor last year was so off. First she was always sad, her eyes teary even in pictures of the last days and reshoot, SDCC, her leaving before press conference etc and then she was obviously angered to attend the final event, seemed annoyed by specific people, avoiding red carpet etc. It wasn't unprofessional, many people didn't feel something was amiss, but if you watch a person for so many years, you should get the hang of that person and the emotions especially very subtle changes in facial expressions and gestures. I can't believe that some fans still believe that it was her choice. Personally, it makes me mad every time I have to read it. On another note, she's really happy right now but she still deserves so much more especially regarding her public image. How do you feel about it?

  • Does it make me mad that a woman with the most stellar reputation in the industry had that compromised after already being punished for someone else’s misogyny and incompetence? Yeah, it makes me extremely mad. Those narratives, none of which are true, can’t be walked back. They’re out there, and it’s not fair to Melissa. I think she has done an incredible job of refuting the lies without uttering a damn word, and it would be helpful if AMC, cast, and crew let her lead the way rather than adding fuel to the fire.

    She does look extremely happy to be filming and I’m glad. She better be getting everything she deserves. For example, a show title that doesn’t disrespect her character and press releases that don’t suggest she’s joining someone else’s show. It’s her fucking show too.

  • - Honey, you look so tired. Don’t you want me to rub your shoulders for you like I used to?
    - Yeah, sure. I guess these last couple of days have been… kind of intense.

    LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, 1993
    S03E22 • Big Girls Don’t Fly

  • Your purpose in life is not to love yourself but to love being yourself.

    If you goal is to love yourself, then your focus is directed inward toward yourself, and you end up constantly watching yourself from the outside, disconnected, trying to summon the “correct” feelings towards yourself or fashion yourself into something you can approve of.

    If your goal is to love being yourself, then your focus is directed outward towards life, on living and making decisions based on what brings you pleasure and fulfillment.

    Be the subject, not the object. It doesn’t matter what you think of yourself. You are experiencing life. Life is not experiencing you.

  • I don’t know what’s the matter with me, why I’m so adept at distance, why I feel so remote from things, why life feels like a rumor.

    David Shields, How Literature Saved My Life

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