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U, Me, And Every Concert We Attend: How We Grow Older With Concerts

Lately I have been attending numerous live concerts after ‘going on a break’ from ‘going to shows’ since the audiences got too tweeny. I have been going through a very concertially existential crisis, and really thinking about ‘why am I here?’ ‘Why did I make the extra effort to see this band?’ [...]

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My Dad is all sad about getting older

Photo by the Sartorialist

I walked in on my dad looking at himself in the mirror
naked
He did not know I was watching him
He looked analytical, somber, reflective, and sad
Lately, my father has been losing hair
gaining weight
getting older
Making more choices to make himself seem ‘more youthful’
but ultimately acting ‘dumb’ and ’self-destructive’
He cheated on my mom
It makes her [...]

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