It’s peculiar that we think certain elements about ourselves are set in stone, even if there’s no real evidence to suggest that
‘I had assumed I was always awkward and small talk-averse, and the story was so convincing that it had overridden any other possibility.’‘I had assumed I was always awkward and small talk-averse, and the story was so convincing that it had overridden any other possibility.’Last modified on Thu 28 Apr 2022 18.57 BSTor the last year I’ve been going to the physio once or twice every week, a by-product of having hips and knees that tend to seize up like elastic bands that have been pulled too tight.
Another woman appeared next to me and I knew by her outfit – functional runners, leggings and a baggy T-shirt, essentially exactly what I was wearing – that she was waiting for the rehab class too. She crinkled her eyes in a way that made me sure she was smiling behind her mask. We both stood shivering in the early sun.
After a moment I said, “Should I be bold and knock loudly on the door?” We both laughed again, because women aren’t taught to do anything loudly. We’re especially discouraged from doing anything that insinuates a demand, even if that’s opening a door so we can get to an appointment.“Yes!” she exclaimed. We were comrades now. We were going to dismantle the system together, one closed door at a time.
Maybe these stories that we carry, like heavy trunks full of memories, can become outdated – or maybe they were never really true in the first place.
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