Tenderness & Freedom
Scraps of freedom in the pandemic. How to sew a patchwork quilt that hugs and soothes
When the pandemic really brings me down, I use my imagination and think of those who have had it worse. We sometimes say that the world is at war with the coronavirus. There is something to it, but then I start thinking about a real war
I will start by talking to the students
I will not go back to remote education at all. Even if I know who uploaded papers they cheated on, who did not study.
A Quarrel Over a Cleaning Man
Always well dressed: trendy sneakers, a pristine white T-shirt with the cleaning company’s logo. This pisses off instagrammers: “Millions of women clean each day for pennies or for free. And one guy polishes a toilet and he’s instantly a star.”
Even 10-year-olds are saying they’re too fat, 12-year-olds are beginning to starve themselves. Anorexia is often a rebellion against femininity
“Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. Death is linked to cachexia on the one hand and suicide on the other.”
My intimate life
When I want to get to know someone, I reveal my cards soon after I start writing to them on a dating site
