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WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
You're not getting older.
You're getting closer. That's worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner. You'll…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- The spark never fades. It gets downgraded to bin bags, then to a joint…
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