Glennon Doyle
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Podcast Appearances
Tish last year or a couple of years ago said, mom, could you stop it?
Just stop it.
And I said, what?
Why?
I'm making it happy.
And she said, do you think it's possible that
It's long because that person gets a moment.
Like that person gets to stand there while everyone is looking at them and they get to take it in that it's a purposely beautifully long.
And I was like, huh.
Not as an adult.
I just remember always feeling like I don't like this.
And I don't know why or how.
I just remember feeling like you have the birthday party and then your friends come over and then you're, you feel like, you know, they're guests.
So your mom has to be nicer to them, has to be like, pay attention to them.
And there's all people all around and then you can't win your own game.
You have to be all polite.
I just don't, I would rather not have everyone else to deal with, you know?
Whoa.
I think we know that in our bones.
And that is why birthdays take us close to the ache.