Oh I still have this, I'm just better at powering through now. My siblings had no issues. Shout to be heard type of household, and I cant shout very well.

Didnt help that my mother has a meandering way of talking and thinking:

e.g. "tetris, I want you to do something for me, remember that curtain rail that I got from Argos before it closed down, we went there with Henry's mum, the one who hurt her shoulder playing tennis, and now Henry's going to join the army, hopefully not helping the IDF, which by the way did you see the news...."

I now stop her at the first tangent, and kindly state to her "mum, finish your sentence" where she then realises that she's holding me hostage and then gets to the point

Mice die in mousetraps because they need the cheese to live, and have no control over the means in which the metal bar clamps down

I love the idea that he just sat there in total silence next to people, or he talked, and they reacted passively and he took their slight movements or inconsequential chatter as meaningful replies he'd contemplate over

:::F

• Eating a clove of garlic raw:

  • 2/10, never again

• Eating a vanilla pod raw:

  • -9999/10, no I'm not okay

When you ask a british guy how tall he is, but he starts listing the number of OnlyFans accounts he follows

well said. I'd also argue that it gave a good peek into the mind of a good man with outdated values, humbly and somewhat begrudgingly updating his beliefs

Edit: Not always to the point of open support, but always to mutual tolerance and respect.

Well it's about time my flowerbed got some fresh pixels

Empty if they came from someone who didn't spend every moment of his being encouraging children and adults alike to be their best selves. It's Mr Rogers. I read it in his voice. His words hit me right in the balls and made me keel over breathless.

that's not how you spell believe

Smoke the ganja

Did something happen? Did she die again