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delisen

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7. You are right. Men are forced to play a role

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 05:10 PM

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and so are women.
.But we are all humans and individuals . It is when those societal expectations become straitjackets and interfere with our right to be fully human that sorrow and unhappiness, normal conditions, become pervasive and seem to crowd out every other emotion.

Human beings need to give and receive help. And that is who we all are

I you may be the great pretender but you have also pulled me out of the sorrow pit several times and changed my day for the better.

Thank you.

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