My ability to stress myself out.
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I’m lazy domestically. I don’t do housework. My mother would have called me a slut.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
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Self-destruction.
The desire to please. It’s a losing battle.
Self-criticism.
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An exciting idea. I usually write for an hour or so, and then I go to sleep.
A full-time driver/butler/chef.
I’m a lucky woman – I was walking in the rain yesterday and was really happy.
Trolling, meanness and male violence.
Not for a long time.
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