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“Hi, everyone,’ I reply, as if I’m about to give a family press conference like last time. ‘I’m fine.’ Mum leans in. ‘Fine? Did something happen?’ ‘I’m great,’ I correct, knowing that Mum will think ‘fine’ means ‘bad’ and ‘bad’ means ‘dying’. ‘Everything is great. I’m having a great time.” — Tobias Madden
Hi, everyone,’ I reply, as if I’m about to give a family press conference like last time. ‘I’m fine.’
Mum leans in. ‘Fine? Did something happen?’
‘I’m great,’ I correct, knowing that Mum will think ‘fine’ means ‘bad’ and ‘bad’ means ‘dying’. ‘Everything is great. I’m having a great time.