People only saw what we allowed them to see. And in my mother’s case, she only saw what she wanted to see. Her little family had two parents and she swore she would never divorce my father. She convinced herself this was enough not to repeat the same mistakes her own parents made.
It also stands for “I don’t have washboard abs, and I don’t give a damn, because the vast majority of people don’t have washboard abs, so fuck you and the Spanx you are all wrapped up in.”
Some obstacles are easy to work through, however, there are a few major relationship turn-offs for both men and women that could bring even the strongest of love stories to a crashing halt.
“Don’t drink the water and you should be fine,” I said to my kids as they tightened their goggles and jumped into my “great idea” that hasn’t felt so great since I unpacked it.
