This and that: based on Girl Jamaica Kincaid

This

Monday, tuna sandwiches again, no mayo, eat tea, cold meat and scummy potatoes; flute and homework. Tuesday, ham, no salad, eat tea, spaghetti bolognese, flute and homework. Wednesday, cheese, no pickle, eat tea, chilli, flute and homework. Thursday, corned beef, no nothing, eat tea, liver and bacon, flute and homework. Friday, crab paste, yuk!, eat tea, fish and chips, flute and homework. Saturday, salad for lunch, stew for tea, go to the library, read all the books from the library. Sunday, roast dinner, flute and homework. Mustn't leave the table without asking, mustn't eat off the knife, Must eat my peas, must eat potato croquettes, or get a smack, no sweets, no pop, no salt, no colourful food. Eat all the food on the plate. You are too fat. Don't speak unless you are spoken too, don't go in the living room, don't go out to play. Don't have long hair its not practical, you can't do that, you can't go there. Don't be seen, don't be heard.

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Monday, leftovers for lunch, ww recipe for dinner, proof-reading, reading reading and bed. Tuesday, leftovers for lunch, ww recipe for dinner, proof-reading, reading reading and bed. Wednesday, leftovers for lunch, ww recipe for dinner, do something cultural and bed. Thursday, go to the cafe, ww recipe for dinner, date night and bed. Friday, something out of a tin, drink! Saturday, drive, drink later. Sunday, read, eat, chores, gardening. Mustn't lose control over routine, mustn't tell life story after one drink. Eat all the food on the plate. You are too fat. Must keep up to date with chores, must earn more money, must be married, or at least attempt marriage, not hang around with girls. Must be adult, must be child, must be friend, lover, loner. Must work hard, not be late. Must be creative, achieve, embody, empower, sleep. Be seen and be heard.