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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 2 JULY 2026
Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone.
Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do Not Answer".
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
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