Oh, 1996: The time in which my eighth year of life on this Earth came to an end and my ninth began. I had begun to take school seriously (#honorrollgoals), spent most of my time in dance class, and didn’t care about too much more than my Coke bottle glasses and whatever new sneakers were coming out for the week that I could sport on casual Fridays (the perks of being a private school girl.)
I agree about the only child tropes! My brother was much much older than me so I grew up as practically an only child and I think it opened up a world of creativity I may not have had. I always had a story in my head or a drawing about to happen and a comfort in being alone a lot. It’s ok. So many adults I know now aren’t even that close with their siblings and yet I am very close to my 13 year older brother so you never know!
Thank you for writing what you did about Tracey Ullman! She is, as the kids say, underrated. What you said made me realize that I might owe some of my unshakable core belief in women being dynamic, witty, and absurd (as you say) to religiously watching The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox with my sister as young teenagers. (PS: watching her on Curb Your Enthusiasm is a master class on total commitment and fearlessness.)
I agree about the only child tropes! My brother was much much older than me so I grew up as practically an only child and I think it opened up a world of creativity I may not have had. I always had a story in my head or a drawing about to happen and a comfort in being alone a lot. It’s ok. So many adults I know now aren’t even that close with their siblings and yet I am very close to my 13 year older brother so you never know!
Thank you for writing what you did about Tracey Ullman! She is, as the kids say, underrated. What you said made me realize that I might owe some of my unshakable core belief in women being dynamic, witty, and absurd (as you say) to religiously watching The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox with my sister as young teenagers. (PS: watching her on Curb Your Enthusiasm is a master class on total commitment and fearlessness.)
Unfortunately family does not always have your back. And it is so incredibly hurtful when it happens