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Wade's Daily Haiku

Tag: mental health

the hug machine

haiku for 7/1/2025

the hug machine

DIY kit that
squeezes the user gently
providing a hug.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on July 1, 2025June 29, 2025Format QuoteTags mental health, self care, Temple GrandinLeave a comment on the hug machine

toxic moms

haiku for 6/4/2025

toxic moms

They said that you were
no damn good and human trash
unworthy of love.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on June 4, 2025May 30, 2025Format QuoteTags family, mental health, relationshipsLeave a comment on toxic moms

all the news that gives us fits

haiku for 5/11/2025

all the news that gives us fits

The headlines offer
nothing but overwhelming
fiascos and cons.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on May 11, 2025April 26, 2025Format QuoteTags current events, government, mental healthLeave a comment on all the news that gives us fits

mental breakdown

haiku for 5/10/2025

mental breakdown

Bombarded by guilt
and unable to cope with
a strong shame spiral.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on May 10, 2025April 26, 2025Format QuoteTags coping, guilt, mental healthLeave a comment on mental breakdown

picking our battles

haiku for 3/29/2025

picking our battles

New current events
warrant outrage, but how much
for each occurrence?

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on March 29, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags current events, mental healthLeave a comment on picking our battles

parental alienation

haiku for 3/14/2025

parental alienation

One parent uses the
children as weapons in
a sick, twisted war.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on March 14, 2025February 26, 2025Format QuoteTags family, man vs. man, mental health, relationshipsLeave a comment on parental alienation

the therapist blinked

haiku for 1/19/2025

the therapist blinked

Our session went quite
smoothly, until I revealed
my true misfortune.

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Author Wade KwonPosted on January 19, 2025January 1, 2025Format QuoteTags mental healthLeave a comment on the therapist blinked

seasonally, affectively disordered

haiku for 1/11/2025

seasonally, affectively disordered

Long nights bring gloomy
moods. Such dread manifests in
the gray winter sky.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on January 11, 2025January 1, 2025Format QuoteTags depression, environment, mental health, winterLeave a comment on seasonally, affectively disordered

the war within

haiku for 12/26/2024

the war within

Do I shut out my
friends to limit the carnage,
or share my chaos?

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on December 26, 2024November 30, 2024Format QuoteTags mental health, relationshipsLeave a comment on the war within

stressed beyond belief

haiku for 12/22/2024

stressed beyond belief

Suffering under
too many obligations
and money troubles.

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Wade's Daily Haiku
Author Wade KwonPosted on December 22, 2024November 30, 2024Format QuoteTags mental health, stressLeave a comment on stressed beyond belief

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