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FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 1979
You deleted the app "for good".
That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it and posted about deleting it.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- They're on a comeback tour. It's the fourth. They have never been anywhere long…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- The weekend is two days long. Monday is nine emotional days long, and you're…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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