ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
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
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- You bought the yoga mat. The cat uses it. The cat is more flexible,…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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