Perhaps a bit of a tangent: I’m pegnant and have been craving something all day but couldn’t work out what I wanted. I tried pico de gallo, bacon, mango. No luck. Eventually I realised: it was tap water with ice. That’s all I’ve wanted all day
This was my experience too, though I was in the UK where our religious and conservative nutjobs tend to hide because they secretly know they’re in the wrong. I was homeschooled for several years and found that I was able to thrive in areas that a conventional school structure wouldn’t have allowed.
I’m now a fully-adjusted and emotionally-intelligent adult with a confidence that most people my age are still learning.
Garlic and herb or black pepper? Personally, I don’t mind either but my partner will only buy garlic and herb so I have to smuggle black pepper into my work lunches