“And I learned that it was honestly a chore to answer these questions, because the answer is never the right one. I saw their wincing, concerned looks, could stare into their disbelieving open mouths and practically see the wheels turning, the ‘What Lifetime movie is this again?’ cogs pushing through the brain sludge. I definitely knew I didn’t have the answers or emotions that they were hoping for, and was fully aware that it was a drag to be a drag.”