Thank you for this.

Cream of wheat = sweet (sugar, nutella, peanut butter etc.)

I didn’t even know grits with sugar were a thing until I started reading The Root.

Coke #doe? Coke??? The can says sprite for a reason. (Sorry I have a NOLA friend that drives me crazy with this)

Were you punished with grits? Were they instant grits? Were they creamy or al dente? Inquiring minds, you know

Frozen cup of Freezie?

Sugar? Who is doing that???

Nah. Sugar and grits don’t go together. People who put sugar on grits are the people responsible for Jeff Sessions, Paul Ryan, Betsy Devos, and Mike Pence. People who put sugar on grits are theresin why Stacey Dash, Omarosa. David Clarke and Paid Dennard exist. You aren’t going to heaven. The devil doesn’t even want…

This. I don’t think I’ve ever even seen Cream of Wheat made. I figured it was one of those things like ham in a can that’s in the grocery store as a “the apocalypse has come and the only food left to eat is Cream of Wheat,potted meat and ham in a can.

We lived in NYC until I was 10. We ate cream of wheat, oatmeal, and grits. Oatmeal and cream of wheat got butter, sugar, and milk.

Chicken and Grit wars are always a fun Friday.

In my grandmas house, the beads didn’t separate the kitchen from the dining room, because the dining room was also the kitchen. So the beads ended up being the gateway to the living room, which she called the front room. And if she asked you what you wanted with your grits and your answer was “sugar”, then you…

We’re starting this war again, huh?

Grits, like many grains and starches, are actually just a cheese and butter delivery vector. Lots of cracked pepper is also good. Save the sugar for dessert.

Some of the best real-life guidance I’ve received was actually something I took from a bit in one of Louis CK’s routines: “Divorce is always good news. I know that sounds weird, but it’s true because no good marriage has ever ended in divorce. That would be sad. If two people were married and ... they just had a great…

“Not only am I going through a divorce that many people in my life don’t know about, but there are many of those same people didn’t even know I was married to begin with.”

except. it is.

Thanks for writing this. This is actually helpful.