Dawn O’Porter

And I think that was largely wrapped around the fact that mealtimes were really distracting from all the really sad things that were happening.

And everyone, you know, you put food on the table and there is this kind of communal thing that happens where you've got something else to think about, something else to talk about.

And I really, I felt that very deeply as a child that would just kind of long for lunch or long for dinner because it would all feel a lot less awkward.

You know, my mum was very ill upstairs and then she was gone.

And so it was...

It was sad at times, but food brought this release.

And I still, you know, still to this day, if I've experienced... I'm not one of those people that loses my appetite when I'm upset.

I just have the exact... Never experienced that.

Never experienced that.

When people are like, oh, I haven't eaten because I'm stressed and upset.

I'm like, I don't know what you're talking about.

I wonder what happens.

And...

I will still find myself, you know, right, OK, something's gone wrong, something's making me sad, get into the kitchen, cook something, put it on the table, bring everyone together, and that will make everything feel better for at least, you know, 20 minutes.

I was.

It's so 80s, I think, that story.

It made me laugh and then it sort of made me really sad.

It is.

It's mad.

It's the most 80s thing I think that I could possibly write about the 80s.