FACT: Food doesn’t have calories on your birthday.

When you realize that you may, in fact, really care what people think of you.

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When you feel the cold hand of reality touch you for the first time.

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The middle of the night, when you realize you still may be a afraid of the dark, just a little.

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The precious, excruciating moments before an approaching deadline.

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