“If you were, for a day, Rae’s Kester and you got to sit with her and give her your advice what would you say to her?” (Sharon Rooney with the real Rae Earl)
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Tag: my mad fat diary
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…me basically
*flailing*
Anyone know if it’s going online right away or will I have to wait?
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Oh Rae, please be my girlfriend.
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/swoon
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“It’s too much out there. I don’t even know how to explain it. It just smashes up all of these senses. I’m not strong enough to deal with it all my own.” – Rae on My Mad Fat Diary
I woke up one morning last weekend to see my laptop screen was open to the Wikipedia page for My Mad Fat Diary. I imagine some time, late the night before, I read something about the show and decided to do more investigating. In reality, I have no memory of what prompted my curiosity. I take it as a good sign. What matters most is that I have seen the show and loved the show. For WBEZ, I wrote a review and essay about the show and why it’s one of the best depictions of young womanhood and mental illness ever.Â
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“My instincts said that you see yourself as a fragile thing. Like a little broken bird sloshing around in a bottle. But if you trust me, if we trust each other… then you’ll be alright. Because basically, I think you’re a pretty tough cookie.”
Just finished watching this last night. So good.