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I spent my childhood looking for an escape from my home, parents and siblings. I started going for a run as an excuse to leave and began going for long 2-5 mile or longer runs as a tween. By middle school I was winning races for my age group and until injuries sidelined me a few years ago I continued to use distance running as a way to escape, to gain privacy and solace.
Yeah, I'm finding that some of the things I learned as a child had dual functions-one was protective/or a means of escape and the other was pure pleasure. Gotta tell you, I wish I had been a runner.....I'd like to have that skill, but I don't think I'll start in my 60s.
Not sure how i forgot this one- probably because I haven't made any for awhile ....
Cookies!
even in the middle of trauma when i was a little kid my aunt would sneakily teach me how to bake cookies.
It's one thing from back then that didn't get tainted from all the other crap I've gone through.
When i was older I use to bake cookies with my daughter all the time. It was 'our' thing for awhile. Helps that my ex can't bake for shit.
And I make cookies with my youngest kids still- like today, we're making cookies.
I know it's pretty lame but cookies are still my go to 'happy place'
I'm all about peanut butter cookies (you don't see them now like you did because of allergies) but I just love good homemade peanut butter cookies.....choc. chip is good, and oatmeal with nuts....yum. I'm on a new eating plan to lose 20 lbs.....I probably shouldn't be talking about cookies.....but yes, hot cookies out of the oven! A winner.