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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2011
Parenting is ten percent love
and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is. Then they leave and take both.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- You wanted a mini-me. You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost…
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
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