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FRIDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 1970
A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph.
The photo will outlast your sanity.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- They'll hold a minute's silence for you at the all-hands. It will be the…
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
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