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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 30 MARCH 1974
You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before you'd finished typing.
The children have requested a second opinion. They'll be getting it in 2041, at their own expense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
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