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SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 1988
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
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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