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I’m worried about my teenage son’s choice of friends.
I daydream about running away sometimes.
I’m currently pretending to pay bills in the office but really just drinking wine and scrolling.
I wait for my hubs to fall asleep on the couch & not wake him up so I can actually get sleep. alone.
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