How being a big baby helped me heal after a tough breakup.

Susan Saybrook
Nov 3 · 4 min read

When you don’t want to let go of a relationship, breakups are not like being struck and killed by a car. They are more like doing a face plant and then having someone rollerblade over the entire length of your body over and over, until you’re either crushed or you starve to death, whichever comes first.

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