For https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-83-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-nose-ring
When I was a teen, I visited my big sister while she and her boyfriend were living in a different city all by myself. While I was there, Ca (her then boyfriend, now life partner) thought it would be funny to get me a magnet ring to shock my folks with.
It worked. It totally worked. I started with it on my ear, I think. And my dad was just quiet. Really quiet. Poor guy. He's not super judgey or anything, but I think the idea that I would make such a decision without carefully considering all the possible ramifications, and really taking time with it was deeply cutting. Then, a few minutes later, not being able to bear my dad's misery, I moved it to my nose, and hoped he would notice very quickly. Luckily, he did. I probably said something I thought would be subtle but still draw attention to it. I was probably wrong about it being subtle, but nonetheless.
Anywhoodles. It was a yin yang sign. I remember thinking about how cool philosophy was. I remember thinking about thinking. I'm not sure if I have lost that. But I recognize that most times I feel like the philosophers aren't really saying things that dig very dee