Taking Things Literally
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Summary
Since childhood, I’ve been a stubborn "literalist" who doesn’t understand jokes.
When my grandmother said I was found in a dumpster, I taped "Missing Mother" flyers on every trash can for a week.
When a boy remarked my wide hips were good for bearing sons, I went to his house and measured his mother’s hips for comparison.
People soon learned not to joke around me—my presence made rooms polite and terrified.
Then came my engagement, and my fiancé’s "just one of the guys" best friend.
At a pre-wedding party, during Truth or Dare, she smirked:
