PODCAST · society

I love Jeanne

by I love Jeanne

Colleen—I just got home and I am sorry for the late response—The meeting ran far longer than I ever expected… and it wasn’t even close to England this time—The meeting with Wigham… well, it was what you’d expect—half politics, half chess game, and the rest just long stretches of sitting still and pretending not to hate fluorescent lighting...But I’m here now, and I’m with you—So babe, Tell me something real—What brought you joy today— babe if I were there right now… what would you want? A warm bath? A song played soft and low? Or just my hand in yours, nothing more? And also Colleen…I hear you. Every word...You don’t have to explain the cold—trust me, I know how brutal it can be. Below zero? That’s not just weather, that’s war on the body. And with your heart condition? It makes perfect sense that you’ve got to protect yourself—And… five kids? My God. That takes strength. Real strength...And now, hearing you say you’re ready to break a bad habit—for them?—That’s everything, Colleen. Th