# @smokonow on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcGNovCbcC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64643369-smokonow-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/594e8986e3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-22T15:30:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Allison Lee (@allie_cat_lee) — https://gondola.cc/allie_cat_lee

## Caption

plot twist: the turtles knew their name before we did 🌙🐢

kawawa, a Filipino word that means pitiable, but not in a cruel way. The kind of pitying that makes you want to hold something carefully, to be tender with it because it is tender itself. The kind of feeling you get watching something small try very hard. Watching someone carry a sadness they were born with and still show up, still glow.

#smokonow #kawawa #filipino #turtles #whimsical

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## Tags

turtles, whimsical, smokonow, kawawa, filipino

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