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SATURDAY, 29 MARCH 2008
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
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Rise and grind. Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
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