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THURSDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2000
You wanted a mini-me.
You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost to you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing. When you…
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- You have an eleven-step skincare routine. Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is…
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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