An AuDHD woman who forgot to reply to your message ten years ago has spent the subsequent decade deliberating over how to re-instigate contact, sources have claimed.
Freya Emerson, 35, reportedly failed to respond to your casual request for a coffee as she didn’t know how to explain to you that she was overwhelmed and unavailable without making it sound like she didn’t like you – and has felt terrible about it ever since.
Emerson said: “Honestly, I had a million life things on and didn’t have the space or energy even for a quick coffee. But I never figured out how to say that, so I just… didn’t. Then a week went by. Then a month. And by that point, you probably already hated me.”
“I’ve been meaning to get back in touch over the years,” Emerson continued. “But that message was still the last thing you sent, so I still have to address it somehow – and it’s older than my child at this point.”
You commented: “What? Who’s Freya Emerson??”
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