A doctor-lawyer-or-business-executive I used to work for would often caution me on how cruel the world can be, even to those who work hard and stay true to themselves. This past winter, he and his wife had applied for their 5 year-old son to get into a largely-sought-after private elementary school, but their son was denied acceptance. They were informed at their interview that the school was focusing on increasing racial and ethnic diversity among the students. The rejected 5 year-old was a notably attractive blonde-haired blue-eyed boy. Although I had only seen a couple of photographs of the supposed 5 year-old knock-out and not once thought that to myself, I know for a fact that the son was a notably attractive blonde-haired blue-eyed boy because his father ceaselessly reminded me of the clear injustice that had occurred: “My son is notably attractive; he’s got blonde hair and blue eyes! What's wrong with them?!” I simply sat there and nodded silently in compliance. I thought, maybe if he argues the blonde-haired blue-eyed thing enough times, he’ll recognize the doctrine that that argument is associated with… I was counting on him to be able to figure it out because I knew he majored in history as an undergrad (he had disclosed his love for reading to me on several prior occasions, providing his majoring in history as the indisputable evidence). He never figured it out. But he did eventually stop talking about it when his son got into a different school (that just so happened to be focusing on increasing its blonde-haired blue-eyed demographic).
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When the doctor-lawyer-or-business-executive left work, he would complain to me as he walked out the door, “Time to go to my second job…” He was referring to going back to his 3-owned-apartments-combined-into-one-massive-brownstone where his 2 sons, full-time nanny, and housewife reside, to fulfill his role as a father. I would inquire, ”Didn’t you make them [his children] because you wanted them?” His plea would be, “You don’t understand. Before I had kids, I used to have a social life and play golf all the time. Now, I’m lucky if I get to play golf a dozen times a year.” I’d follow with, “Can't you go golfing more if you take your kids with you?” He’d offer another plea, sighing heavily, “Yeah...but it’s not the same.”
I know I don’t have any of them [children], but I’ve already created a motto to live by: You make them, you spend time with them.
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Classic quote by the doctor-lawyer-or-business-executive: “I’m telling you, having a wife who loves to shop at Bloomingdales really takes a toll on your wallet. I should show you the bill. But you know what I always say, a happy wife leads to a happy life.”
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When I was a super serious music student, I bought myself a pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star high top sneakers. I thought that looking the part of a musician would lead me to artistic and musical success because music was the one true thing in my life... That's not true. I was convinced that they would make me look cool. I used to always say, "The Chucks will make me cool. The Chucks will make me cool. The Chucks will make me cool." Turned out I had stage fright that I couldn’t fix so I transferred schools as well as my area of study after a year. And I really couldn’t pull off those sneakers. So I put them away for later, to wear when I became cool. That was 6 years ago. This is what they look like now:
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When the doctor-lawyer-or-business-executive left work, he would complain to me as he walked out the door, “Time to go to my second job…” He was referring to going back to his 3-owned-apartments-combined-into-one-massive-brownstone where his 2 sons, full-time nanny, and housewife reside, to fulfill his role as a father. I would inquire, ”Didn’t you make them [his children] because you wanted them?” His plea would be, “You don’t understand. Before I had kids, I used to have a social life and play golf all the time. Now, I’m lucky if I get to play golf a dozen times a year.” I’d follow with, “Can't you go golfing more if you take your kids with you?” He’d offer another plea, sighing heavily, “Yeah...but it’s not the same.”
I know I don’t have any of them [children], but I’ve already created a motto to live by: You make them, you spend time with them.
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Classic quote by the doctor-lawyer-or-business-executive: “I’m telling you, having a wife who loves to shop at Bloomingdales really takes a toll on your wallet. I should show you the bill. But you know what I always say, a happy wife leads to a happy life.”
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When I was a super serious music student, I bought myself a pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star high top sneakers. I thought that looking the part of a musician would lead me to artistic and musical success because music was the one true thing in my life... That's not true. I was convinced that they would make me look cool. I used to always say, "The Chucks will make me cool. The Chucks will make me cool. The Chucks will make me cool." Turned out I had stage fright that I couldn’t fix so I transferred schools as well as my area of study after a year. And I really couldn’t pull off those sneakers. So I put them away for later, to wear when I became cool. That was 6 years ago. This is what they look like now:
The Chucks will make me cool.
The Chucks will make me cool.
The Chucks will make me cool.
Just so we're clear, I pulled them out to take the pictures. I'm still not cool yet.
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The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life...
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The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life. The right life leads to a happy life...
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