Big Smile, No Teeth: Feeling that settlement envy


Imagine getting 50 million bucks from Starbucks – but you have to boil parts of yourself in hot tea first. Adulting is so hard that our columnist is sorta tempted! — IFTIKHAR ALAM/Vecteezy/AI generated

Adulting is tough.

Paying for rent, food, all the usual expenses. It’s even tougher when you have kids. I’ve come to the point where I look at headlines and get envious.

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