It’s Frustrating, But I Get It

When talking with someone considering any sort of cosmetic procedure (especially surgical), I’ve noticed there’s a direct correlation between how much I think they don’t need to change anything, and how little they believe me.

What It Looks Like When Two People Who Truly HATE How They Look In Pictures Correspond

Person 1: I look so terrible in this picture.

Person 2: You look fine! Now if you want to see a terrible picture, check this out.

Person 1: That’s a great picture of you!

Both Together: (thinking) Why can’t this person see the obvious?

I’m Still Finding That Kind Of Jarring

Yesterday I was in a zoom meeting and I was struck by the juxtaposition of my image on the screen (i.e., the image of a person you might expect to hear saying something like, “No, Mister Kent, I expect you to die.”) and my voice as child (that I’d heard earlier that day thanks to my mother finding some old tapes) saying, “Ah shure doo miss ya daaddy!”