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The Power of The People is greater than the people in power


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Expiration Date

“Is __________ still good?” “[Sniiiiiff]…yeah, good enough.” So goes many an exchange in our house ever since a trip to the grocery store began to take on the significance of a trip abroad. A half-squishy bunch of parsley is no longer trash-bound. Week-old beans? Simmer them for a while—it’ll be fine! This degree of waste aversion might previously have felt extreme. But I’ve increasingly developed a more… intuitive approach to what stays and what goes. White mold is okay on cheese, why not on sour cream? These past few months I’ve learned that, despite what the FDA and our beloved research department will say, a good sniff will tell you more than an expiration date—the coward’s way out!—ever could. —Amiel Stanek,

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Advice from a (Broken) Fortune Cookie

My freezer is my state of mind right now.

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Parental Mental Health

 When my partner/kid/family is driving me crazy, I take a breath or step away, but I very, very often fail. I tend to fly off the handle.


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Prayer

Dear God, please help me recognize that I am moving at exactly the right pace, that I am right where I need to be, and that I will move on with your help and guidance when I’m ready. Amen.

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