Michelle Buteau

My game plan for him was I had a list of places he could go to. To go to night school, a therapist he could talk to, easy adult reading books, tips and tricks. It was like a whole sort of like care package of like how to just take it on. And he was like really overwhelmed by it. And I was like, OK, this is a really big deal.

My game plan for him was I had a list of places he could go to. To go to night school, a therapist he could talk to, easy adult reading books, tips and tricks. It was like a whole sort of like care package of like how to just take it on. And he was like really overwhelmed by it. And I was like, OK, this is a really big deal.

I stopped being his girlfriend and sort of became his coach or his mom. And it wasn't fun for either one of us. I tried every tactic. I was patient. I was nice. I was stern. And then I, like, kind of backed off. I'm like, whatever he needs to do on his own time.

I stopped being his girlfriend and sort of became his coach or his mom. And it wasn't fun for either one of us. I tried every tactic. I was patient. I was nice. I was stern. And then I, like, kind of backed off. I'm like, whatever he needs to do on his own time.

We don't even laugh anymore. We're not even like holding hands like we used to. We're not even having sex like we used to. Simply because you're not even going to this class. Like if he just went to a class, I would just be so happy. Did you feel like if you love me, you will learn to read? Absolutely. I mean, is that weird? But I totally felt like that.

We don't even laugh anymore. We're not even like holding hands like we used to. We're not even having sex like we used to. Simply because you're not even going to this class. Like if he just went to a class, I would just be so happy. Did you feel like if you love me, you will learn to read? Absolutely. I mean, is that weird? But I totally felt like that.

I was like, who's gonna read books to our kids at night? Like you got to get it together. This was like the vein of my existence. I was like, and I couldn't really talk to anyone about it because how embarrassing because I didn't want to. I didn't want my friends to think less of him, you know, and I wanted him to still feel like a man. So I just kind of like carried this by myself.

I was like, who's gonna read books to our kids at night? Like you got to get it together. This was like the vein of my existence. I was like, and I couldn't really talk to anyone about it because how embarrassing because I didn't want to. I didn't want my friends to think less of him, you know, and I wanted him to still feel like a man. So I just kind of like carried this by myself.

And at some point I just looked at myself and I was like, you gots to go. But even then it was just like, how do I leave somebody when they're down?

And at some point I just looked at myself and I was like, you gots to go. But even then it was just like, how do I leave somebody when they're down?

Oh my God, what are you, Dr. Phil with tits? Yeah, I mean, I feel like I always live like that. If I could just lose those 20 pounds, if I could just have a clean house all the time, I could do everything I really want to do on my list. And so, yeah, there was that. You know, if we could just get past this, then we'll, you know, live the life we're supposed to live.

Oh my God, what are you, Dr. Phil with tits? Yeah, I mean, I feel like I always live like that. If I could just lose those 20 pounds, if I could just have a clean house all the time, I could do everything I really want to do on my list. And so, yeah, there was that. You know, if we could just get past this, then we'll, you know, live the life we're supposed to live.

The obstacle being his illiteracy? Yeah. Ooh, okay. Boom. He learns how to read. He writes, like, a New York bestseller, like, situation. It becomes a movie. Channing Tatum plays him. Lisa Bonet plays me. And we live happily ever after with, like, a bunch of mixed children in a huge apartment with beige carpet by Cheesecake Factory.

The obstacle being his illiteracy? Yeah. Ooh, okay. Boom. He learns how to read. He writes, like, a New York bestseller, like, situation. It becomes a movie. Channing Tatum plays him. Lisa Bonet plays me. And we live happily ever after with, like, a bunch of mixed children in a huge apartment with beige carpet by Cheesecake Factory.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

And you'd be like, oh.

And you'd be like, oh.

I know. Instead, he just, like, fucked a stripper.

I know. Instead, he just, like, fucked a stripper.