🔗 I learned to love cooking, and all I had to do was destroy my entire life — Keenan

This happened enough times that I felt broken. Clearly, I was incapable of handling a simple task like cooking, and the friction of me struggling wasn’t something my partner could tolerate. The miasma of frustration obfuscated reason or calm. I would retreat with my shame, sitting with it until it settled into another stratum. What was so wrong with me that I couldn’t get this right?

Back then, I didn’t realize how much shame informed how I operated in the world.

@jarrod Alternate title: @keenan proves they’re a better writer than you

But for real, it’s such a moving piece and the only way to experience it, IMO, is as the exquisite audioblog.

@jarrod haha, Jarrod, thank you for the very kind words. I’m so glad to hear that it resonated with you. Though I don’t know if I could ever endorse the alternate title. ;)

Also, just a friendly correction that I use they/them pronouns.

@jarrod all good! :)