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Three-panel hand-drawn comic with red frames on gray. Panel 1: a head with a tangled red scribble above a frowning face, next to a smiling friend. Caption: "problem big!" Panel 2: the scribble becomes a small bubble drifting to the friend. Caption: "tell friend problem" Panel 3: the friend listens with an open mouth and the other head smiles. Caption: "problem has to get small to fit in ear, feel better"

Problem Big, Tell Friend, Problem Small

A caveman-speak comic about how sharing a worry with a friend shrinks it enough to fit in their ear. A wholesome Tumblr-era take on talking through your problems.

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Three-panel hand-drawn comic with red frames on gray. Panel 1: a head with a tangled red scribble above a frowning face, next to a smiling friend. Caption: "problem big!" Panel 2: the scribble becomes a small bubble drifting to the friend. Caption: "tell friend problem" Panel 3: the friend listens with an open mouth and the other head smiles. Caption: "problem has to get small to fit in ear, feel better"

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