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SUNDAY, 17 JULY 2016
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
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- "It's only Monday" is the most threatening sentence in English. It will be only…
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
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