I'm so ugly - My mother had morning sickness - After I was born.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cohen links his ugliness to his mother's morning sickness, joking that the physical effects of pregnancy marked him permanently.
- In plain terms
- He jokes his bad looks came from his mother's sickness at birth.
- What can you take from it?
- Absurd jokes can deflect shame about looks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we explain our flaws?
- What stories do we tell ourselves?
Another view
Connecting appearance to birth events is factually baseless.
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