if my 12-year-old self saw how much I use :) and :( nowadays she would be absolutely horrified and disgusted
to clarify
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RT @pareinoia
@DesidErratum she was *too* kawaii for normie-ass emoticons like :) and :(
she used ^-^ D: -_- <_< ^___^ TT__TT e.e =D etc
https://twitter.com/pareinoia/status/1406396893970771970
I mean at least it's not :-)