Awwww 🥺🥰 it's worth a lot! ❤️

Yeah it was a little bit of all of that for sure.

That's a very good point, thank you!! And no, it definitely hasn't put me off from trying again.

I think I felt very lonely in this room full of people. And I think that's different from enjoying being alone. Loneliness on the other hand isn't necessarily enjoyable.

It makes me really sad. Like, I quietly left because I felt really crummy about how alone I felt and not the kind of alone that feels nice.

Like, there is something deeply disheartening about me showing up for the host and then just sitting awkwardly by myself. It's frustrating that we live in a world where the survival strategy is "bring a friend" because no one wants to make a new friend.

Yesssssss

And it's made me realize that old ladies are some of the most amazingly audacious people in the world and they can get away with shit no one else can and that's amazing.

Oh that's awesome and super good to know, thank you!!!❤️

What a wonderful thing to do! And yes, I really love this place.

Oh that sounds phenomenal, thank you so much for answering! I will definitely pick up a copy!

That's so powerful, I absolutely love this for you! Hell yeah! ❤️

Unrelated-ish question: does your book touch on ADHD at all? Or like ADHD-related forms of food aversion? I am pretty sure mine aren't all sensory but it's an interesting time trying to navigate my relationship with food!

The way I'm wrapping my brain around what you're saying is: on the outside, it can *look* like "picky eating", but there may be a vast array of reasons behind that blanket term and using this term allows you to serve all of those reasons, which is awesome.

Oh, there's also a buncha newspapers on the table closest to the door so you can grab one and take your seat.

It feels like a rare treat. Humble and homely.

fact that it's got that greasy spoon diner feel despite being pretty clean and cosy.