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45. ''The world breaks everyone and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.''

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:23 AM

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''Healing means looking at every broken piece, examining its parts, and lovingly accepting it and putting it in its place.''

Your wounds and healing are part of your history—a part of who you are. No matter what breaks you’ve experienced, your journey is beautiful. We don’t celebrate that you were abused, but we absolutely celebrate the wonderful person you are and will continue to become as you create your real-life version of kintsugi.

Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery," is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the fractured pieces with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, highlighting the breaks as part of the object's history rather than hiding them, embodying the philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and resilience.

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I was in my early 50s when my mom passed. [View all] LuckyCharms Tuesday OP

Each of our stories have wisdom for the rest of us. Thank you for sharing. Biophilic Tuesday #1

You did good. Nothing more important in life than taking care of your parents, except for raising a child. applegrove Tuesday #2

Seeing your parent safely through their live is important too IbogaProject Tuesday #20

You were a wonderful son. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #3

I know how you feel, my mom died when I was 39 Walleye Tuesday #4

An honor to read your post. Attilatheblond Tuesday #5

it is an honor markie Tuesday #6

You were a loving and responsible son, Lucky. brer cat Tuesday #7

Okay, now I have tears in my eyes PatSeg Tuesday #8

Thank you for sharing this. It helped me today. n/t TygrBright Tuesday #9

Sounds as if you were an incredibly good son, Lucky peggysue2 Tuesday #10

Lucky... Niagara Tuesday #11

Thank you , Lucky Charms. You are a great person. May the memories of your mom be a blessing to you. debm55 Tuesday #12

Please don't be hard on yourself. You were an amazing son to your mom. If you put everything you did for your mom chia Tuesday #13

You are a very good person, Lucky sheshe2 Tuesday #14

Thank you for sharing your story Lucky FemDemERA Tuesday #15

Lucky, your mom was an amazing person and you are also. TommieMommy Tuesday #16

I'm sobbing now mountain grammy Tuesday #17

"1) People leave you when you are at your weakest. They just...fucking desert you. How do your siblings, or anyone Clouds Passing Tuesday #18

I should be so lucky to have my sons turn out like you. flying_wahini Tuesday #19

You and your Mom did good LuckyCharms. c-rational Tuesday #21

I can relate to your story. multigraincracker Tuesday #22

Thank you so much for sharing these important and painful memories with us LuckyCharms. JMCKUSICK Tuesday #23

Thank you, LuckyCharms, for sharing your stories with us. HeartsCanHope Tuesday #24

She forgives you, I'm very sure. mahina Tuesday #25

gentle hug 🫂 to you mwmisses4289 Tuesday #26

I lost my mom three months ago BeyondGeography Tuesday #27

Lucky, you gave your mom something money can't buy: loyalty & devotion. SheltieLover Tuesday #28

What a beautiful, human story LuckyCharms. To read it was both heart-warming and heart-rending. Thanks back to you KPN Tuesday #29

Cathartic. cachukis Tuesday #30

You have brothers and sisters you haven't met yet. Harker Tuesday #31

That hit me like an arrow to the heart. I'm currently caring for my disabled husband while still Ziggysmom Tuesday #32

I see a lot of me in your story skydive forever Tuesday #33

Please watch a youtube video, They look human but they have no soul. Karadeniz Tuesday #34

You did more than you know. mercuryblues Tuesday #35

Thanks for the post. ificandream Tuesday #36

She knew what you were doing Lucky, and she embraced YOU. Maru Kitteh Tuesday #37

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Love in its brightest, most powerful form. lostnfound Tuesday #39

Pretty close to late sixties here, too. hamsterjill Tuesday #40

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I'll bet if your mom could post here in the Lounge, True Dough Wednesday #44

''The world breaks everyone and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.'' Donkees Wednesday #45

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I would be proud to have you for a son. Ilsa Wednesday #48