Keep Your Pity

There’s something I’ve been running into a lot over the last few months, and it’s starting to bug me.

Don’t look at my salad and say “I’m sorry.” Or “ew.” You can maybe say “that looks healthy” but even that is iffy.

I’m making salads I like. “I’m sorry” is for stuff I don’t want to do, for bad stuff. “I’m sorry you have to get that tooth pulled.” Or “I’m sorry you need to get a leg amputated.” Not “I’m sorry you are learning to eat delicious things that are also healthier choices so you can...