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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2023
You swore you'd never sound like your parents.
You just said "because I said so" in your dad's exact voice. He lives in you now.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. Your overdraft found it first.…
- There's someone out there for everyone. Yours married someone else in 2019. They look…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- “I'm here for the right reasons.” The reasons are a teeth-whitening deal and a…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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