AFTERTONGUE™ WORD DROP #016: SCRIPTBORNE ✦
SCRIPTBORNE /ˈskrɪptˌbɔrn/ (adj.) Definition Scriptborne describes identity shaped by language received rather than chosen. A state of being carried by inherited narratives, instructions, or names that entered before consent. — Soulprint A life lifted by sentences written early. Meaning arrives already carrying weight, direction, and expectation. — Clarity Shard Some stories arrive as shelter. Some arrive as scaffolding. — Rememory You learned who you were through words that preceded you: rules, roles, explanations offered as truth. Scriptborne returns you to the recognition that inheritance can be examined without being erased. — Seal I recognize what carried me, and I choose what carries me forward. If this word resonates with you, you’re welcome to respond below with: • a moment you chose to stay • a place where you stopped forcing movement • or simply ✦ if this named something familiar This space knows how to hold it.