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THURSDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2005
Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner.
You'll eat standing up for eighteen years. Then sit down and forget how.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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