Yara’s Journal

Summary

• Yara reflects on her troubled childhood and its impact on her views of relationships, motherhood, love, grief, and isolation.
• She expresses a desire to be free from a persistent, oppressive feeling that has followed her from childhood into adult life.
• At nine years old, Yara wished she was dead due to the overwhelming pain of being alive.
• As she grew up, she imagined various ways to escape her feelings, including fatal illnesses or accidents.
• Despite her thoughts, Yara survived her difficult upbringing and believes she has moved past these experiences, though she is still reconciling with them.