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“Growing up is at heart, the process of learning to take responsibility for whatever happens in your life.” bell hooks Today it’s been 3 weeks since I put my cat, Jade, to sleep. I don’t remember when I first wanted a cat. It might’ve been when I was young, but my first cat memory is from college, when I spent Wednesday nights having dinner and watching West Wing at my friend’s mom’s house. They had several cats and at one …
The other Monday night I beat a 25-year long enemy. We fought for years, and I designed my life around it. Choices were made, foods avoided, meals untried. Creamy food. Yup, that’s right. Creamy food was my mortal enemy: I’d have panic attacks, go home from work, gag at the smell of creamy food near me. My aversion to creamy food was tied to childhood trauma and I wasn’t interested in learning to like creamy food. It was easier to …
