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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 23 JUNE 2006
Your therapist said set boundaries.
You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m. to explain it for forty minutes.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
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