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this time last year I had been newly dumped by a dude that led me on and then was told by priests to ~begome priest~ and I was heartbroken and disgustingly sad but didn’t let myself mourn my loss bc all yall were hyping him up on twitter in his discernment :-) tbt!
anyway, I wish I would’ve just let myself feel the sadness that came from that experience and how betrayed I felt by my spiritual fathers (even though it wasn’t their fault) so that I could move through and regulate the emotions instead of letting them brew before the pandemic
all this is to say, let yourself feel emotions, folks!!! it’s the only way to heal!!! don’t be afraid to acknowledge that a very good person who you still respect hurt you! it’s complex and tricky and sad and it’s too hard to heal without letting yourself feel it all :-)))
oh, one last thing, I know I am kinda beating a dead horse here, but I really can’t stress enough how much you have to be careful when encouraging the priesthood on dudes. women, myself included, are so often the collateral damage and I never told you guys because I was ashamed
I was afraid you guys would call me a chalice chipper/imply I was stopping a good man from a greater call or that I was being dramatic. but it hurt, y’all. for a man to go from kissing you one day to saying he swore off women forever? i felt so much shame. just be careful, for me
