[Despite not wanting to cause discord between them, he still feels like it has slid into place regardless... The feeling of being shut out lingers, and he glances uneasily away from the screen. Is he being unfair in expecting Cat to have something to tell him, when he has nothing to offer in return.]
[When you make space for others, you leave space for yourself. Maybe this too was what his mother had meant.]
You asked about my name before, didn't you? I didn't explain then because it was complicated, but I can tell you now. You've met my mother, so to speak, so I know you won't speak badly of her.
Duobing means many illnesses. I was extremely sickly when I was born. My mother was so afraid that I might die that she didn't want to name me properly. She'd lost her sister recently, and her heart couldn't bear it if she grew attached and lost me too.
As I grew older, that fear abated, and my family called me Xiaobao. Treasure. They felt it was kinder and more appropriate, but I don't mind the one I was given. Like I said before, it reminds me how far I've come.
I'm not sharing this because I want anything. Rather, I don't want to be unfair to you.
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[When you make space for others, you leave space for yourself. Maybe this too was what his mother had meant.]
You asked about my name before, didn't you? I didn't explain then because it was complicated, but I can tell you now. You've met my mother, so to speak, so I know you won't speak badly of her.
Duobing means many illnesses. I was extremely sickly when I was born. My mother was so afraid that I might die that she didn't want to name me properly. She'd lost her sister recently, and her heart couldn't bear it if she grew attached and lost me too.
As I grew older, that fear abated, and my family called me Xiaobao. Treasure. They felt it was kinder and more appropriate, but I don't mind the one I was given. Like I said before, it reminds me how far I've come.
I'm not sharing this because I want anything. Rather, I don't want to be unfair to you.