Ingredients:

½ stick of thin skin (softened)
1 cup of birthdays that never went right
1½ cups of “I’m fine”
2 cups of a cracked voice
1¾ cups of people forgetting your name
½ cup of being avoided
1 teaspoon of false hope
Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). This is the perfect temperature to overwhelm your ingredients—and then blame them when they don’t turn out right.
2. In a large bowl, mix the softened thin skin with the birthdays that never went right. This will release the tears.
3. Crack the 2 cups of voice until it’s silent. Add the teaspoon of false hope. This gives the mixture a bitter edge of intimidation.

4. Combine the forgetfulness and avoidance. Stir them into the tears.

5.  Pour in the 1½ cups of “I’m fine.” Mix until everything looks normal on the surface.

6. Pour into a greased pan. Bake until numb.

Serving:
This recipe serves one.
Best served cold.
Not recommended for children—
unless you don’t want them to have a good childhood.