It’s taken 23 years for him to learn that it’s a trap. I laughed so hard at that part because I verbally pause nowadays when Oliver asks something he knows the answer to and I’m like— that’s a trap. 🤣
reading this alone in a blessedly empty house, this made me laugh so loud it bounced around the walls:
It means you have to pick a real emotion. Like when I ask Billy how I look, with a “but you can’t say 7.” It’s taken 23 years, but he’s learned that it’s a trap.
love your writing. thanks for sharing the hard-won insights and delightful metaphors.
“I went through the door to the left to get help because I wanted out. Every other week, I go through the door on the right to get help because I want in.”
Wow. That’s some impressive writing there. Glad you got help 12 years ago!
It’s taken 23 years for him to learn that it’s a trap. I laughed so hard at that part because I verbally pause nowadays when Oliver asks something he knows the answer to and I’m like— that’s a trap. 🤣
reading this alone in a blessedly empty house, this made me laugh so loud it bounced around the walls:
It means you have to pick a real emotion. Like when I ask Billy how I look, with a “but you can’t say 7.” It’s taken 23 years, but he’s learned that it’s a trap.
love your writing. thanks for sharing the hard-won insights and delightful metaphors.
“I went through the door to the left to get help because I wanted out. Every other week, I go through the door on the right to get help because I want in.”
Wow. That’s some impressive writing there. Glad you got help 12 years ago!