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Sep 25Liked by Freya

Wow this was just perfect! As an eldest daughter with a younger sister I can relate to this so much, you actually made me tear up.

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Im so glad you saw yourself in this piece <3

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May your life be so full of unconditional love one day that the knots in your chest dissolve and release that playful, carefree little girl to exist unapologetically. May you feel all the joy that this life has to offer. Thank you for sharing the most precious and beautiful parts of you!

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This is so beautiful. I think I’ll print this off to read over and over <3 so so kind of you, thank you so much xxx

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oh my I was not expecting to relate to something so deeply. So much of this is everything I’ll never have the right words for but you put it so beautifully. I have to no words other than wow

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AHHH your comments just make my day, this was lovely xxxx

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Freya, I'm lost for words. It's 10:07am and you have me sobbing in the office on my sneaky Substack break.

This is the most beautiful piece I have read in a long time (arguably, ever). Thank you for being so vulnerable, and for opening up your deepest thoughts. As someone of a similar age, I felt my inner child – right in the depths of my stomach – also weeping alongside me as I read this.

I genuinely can't put into words the response this piece evoked, so I'll just thank you again for sharing it.

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OH MY GOD this is so sweet!!!!! Thank you so so much for reading and for such a lovely comment!! I hope your inner child feels as seen as mine does xxx

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PS – Would you mind me DMing you? I read something about your inner child years ago that has stuck with me and I'd love to share it.

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PLEASE DO!! I would love to hear! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

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freya oh my gosh. your writing is so beautiful i am always blown away

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Thank you so so much!! xxxxx

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What a beautiful piece Freya. I am the youngest of the family, so at first, I figured this may not be for me. But as I read on, I realized this was about me - but I was the little sister, the personified inner child, and it gave me an idea of what my sister's thoughts are.

The imagery of "My inner child lives externally. She pushed apart my ribs and stepped out of my chest and now she resides in my little sister.", stayed with me, I wasn't expecting it. A beautiful piece, truly.

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I’ve re-read this comment multiple times. Your praise means the world to me <3333

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this is beautifully written, thank you for sharing 💌

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Thank you so much!!!

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Sep 25Liked by Freya

another piece of yours that resonates so deeply. you word things so beautiful and you capture feelings of nostalgia, emptiness, and crisis that even I am not able to explain. thank you for this!

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Oh my gosh this is so sweet, thank you so much for such lovely words

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so so beautifully written freya!! <3

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Thank you Flo!! <3333

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Wow, so beautifully written.

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Thank you so much!!!

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Felt this one so deeply, so beautifully written x

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This is so sweet, thank you <3

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This is so beautifully written, it almost made me cry, and I don’t even have a sibling.

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Thank you!!!! <3333

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Sep 25Liked by Freya

I read this with tears streaming down my face….i feel so seen for the first time! Thank you for writing this, it’s so beautifully written xx

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Oh thank you so much!! I’m so glad it resonated

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oh my christ this is beautiful

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Freya, I feel like crying. You have no idea how impeccable your writing is. This was a piece like no other. You're living proof of pain being subdued by the pen. You are healing people girl!!

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