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WEDNESDAY, 21 AUGUST 1957
Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing.
When you leave, someone will fight over the plant.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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