At Least You’re Not Pregnant

(Or, Musings on my Ride or Die)

There were plenty of red flags that I was neurodivergent growing up.

Exhibit A: My biggest fear in high school was getting pregnant — even though I didn’t have sex until I was 21.
Exhibit B: Underwear? Too distracting. I quit it altogether.

Of course, I was a theater kid. At my tiny New Hampshire school, “theater” meant zero budget and scripts no one had h…