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Nadav's avatar

hi i think our dads were cousins or something because there's no way this isn't ripped right out of some part of me

wenyi xue's avatar

I'm gonna start telling everyone we're cousins

Nadav's avatar

im gonna start telling everyone this too

stranger in the Alps's avatar

Girl if you don't keep writing i will take it as a personal attack. If you don't publish a book one day. Everything was so beautiful, you put such a harsh topic so nicely. You used exactly the words that neede to be used and you did it so gracefully. It disturbed me in the most beautiful way.

wenyi xue's avatar

oh wow thank you so much 🥹 if I ever manage to write a book I'll be sending you a signed copy for sure 🫡

Jawad A. Khan's avatar

we heard it first here there's a book coming soon 🙃

stranger in the Alps's avatar

I am honoured. Before that happens i will be keeping up with your writing on here ❤

Ay's avatar

this. you wrote it so HAUNTINGLY. i wrote a piece about my own feelings toward my father and although we differ, there is *that* connection. aaaa words are failing to describe exactly what it is so i'll just leave this to simmer. thank you for sharing this with us!

wenyi xue's avatar

thank YOU so much for reading :’) and i totally get what you mean by that connection haha sometimes its hard to find the words (even though we are on the writing site) + i’ve bookmarked yours to read when i have the time!

zsofia gabrielle's avatar

oh i did not need to read this today….😭😭😭 you are so beyond talented!!

wenyi xue's avatar

thank u so much <3

Jude's avatar

Incredible piece.

wenyi xue's avatar

thank u very much :)

Sel's avatar

oh my godddddd this hit way too close to home. i love it and ur so talented.

wenyi xue's avatar

thank you so much 🥹🫶

shyam's avatar

you are so talented, the words you hold, the phrases you write, the thoughts the experience, this is really special

wenyi xue's avatar

omg tysm 🥹🥹🥹 always a delight to hear from u <3

Isabelle's avatar

This piece captures so many nuances in a relationship that can be hard to put into words because its been in your life for so long in many complicated ways. I can tell how much thought and care you put into this piece. Thanks for sharing :)

Also this line made my heart melt every time: "he does it out of love, he doesn’t know if you love him"

wenyi xue's avatar

thank you so much :') was almost gonna disagree on the "thought" part but also ig all the time I spent just thinking abt the relationship in general counts so I also can't disagree

Kafka's gf's avatar

Woah. Your writing is spectacular! I'm in awe of how you managed to capture the complex emotions you have towards your father, it really relates to my thoughts about my own father. This is so beautiful.

wenyi xue's avatar

thank you so much <3 glad you could relate, too!

tano's avatar

i’m years late to this but somehow god let me read this at the most ungodly hour of 3am

wenyi xue's avatar

Haha thank u <3 no such thing as being late to finding something (and also I wrote this less than a year ago) glad u enjoyed it!

fabiana's avatar

wow - my chest aches after reading this. this is complicated but uncomplicated, harsh and soft, and you balance the dichotomy between all these in such a graceful but brutally honest way. this is one of my favourite writings i've read in a while.

wenyi xue's avatar

Thank you so so much :) <3

Anushka Verma's avatar

this was written so beautifully that the pain and hurt feels like a beautiful carving. i related to it from the deepest fears and parts of me.

wenyi xue's avatar

Thank you so much <3

Azfar H.'s avatar

This is so powerful and honest. The way you write about pain, family, and the things we carry hits hard. Your words make me feel the weight of those dreams, the silence at the dinner table, the way love and fear get tangled up.

The part where you said 'I’m sorry I carried your corpse with me for so long' broke my heart. It takes real strength to face these feelings and put them into words. Thank you for sharing something this personal and true. It stays with me.

wenyi xue's avatar

Wow thank you so much for reading + for leaving such a thoughtful comment <3 tysm

ophéira ℘'s avatar

Okay so I’m now mentally conditioning myself to be prepared to cry whenever I read one of your pieces. I need to sit with this for much longer than my impulse to name how I feel right now. Thank you Wenyi.

wenyi xue's avatar

Awww thank u so much 🥹 + ty for checking out my backlog ahaha <33

ophéira ℘'s avatar

I’d be the happiest reader if you ever decide to write a book! 🥹 (well I’d cry first but not the point)

wenyi xue's avatar

I’m working on it ;) 🤭

mandakranta's avatar

girl, the comment section already said enough. i don't have to say anything extra. you've written a masterpiece. loved it!

wenyi xue's avatar

haha thank you so so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

anaika kakoty's avatar

wow this is beautiful ill cry ;.;

wenyi xue's avatar

thank u so much :)