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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 10 AUGUST 1972
No pain, no gain.
You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your file.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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