Saying "I'm fine" even when you're not?


Do you remember the State Farm commercial, Reader— the one where the mom drives around in the middle of the night because it's the only way to get her baby to sleep? And then she runs out of gas? Years ago, whenever I heard that ad I cried. Every time. I was perpetually single in those days, and all my friends were popping out babies. My biological clock and the version of me who always assumed she'd have kids had opinions about that. And yet. When friends or colleagues — even close ones —...