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FRIDAY, 24 DECEMBER 1993
Kids grow up so fast.
Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and you age a decade.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
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