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"oh slay" = parenting gold! 👵🔥

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ha ha ha RIGHT?

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"Since my eyesight and chin hairs are heading in different directions, if you know what I mean" - RELATABLE

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You are always cracking me up but honestly, "contribute to the celery leaf fund" almost made me fall off the toilet laughing (yes, I was reading you on the toilet, I hope this does not offend.)

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Ha ha ha!

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I call my magnifying/ringlight mirror the "Hag mirror" - terrifying is correct.

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I always picture the witches in Macbeth! In a good way.

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Ohmygod yes to the "eyesight and chin hairs are heading in different directions"; for me it is the "eyesight and nipple hairs" situation, but can I just tell you all...the other night, I took my contacts out after showering and happened to look down. Lo and behold, turns out I can see the damn nipple hairs if I'm NOT wearing corrective lenses! I had no idea. Now I can pluck away and not wonder if my breasts are growing a small garden. Such relief.

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With you.

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More exceptionally hilarious than usual too, which is a lot since it's you!

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Those screenshots 👵🏽 🔥

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My signature on messages with my children and family is “💪🏼👵🏼❤️”!

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Niiiiice!

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1) How do I find this thing you wrote for the Washington Post? Because 2) I popped over to your IG account to find a link and everything on your IG account was in Chinese. I’m not kidding. 3) 👵🏼🔥🙌

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Hmmm. Is it resolved? So strange! And gosh. What was it. Maybe about friendship?

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Maybe because I was looking at IG on my laptop instead of my phone? (Everything was in English on my phone, but this still doesn’t explain why everything was in Chinese on my laptop 🤔).

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I got an Oh Slay from my 13 yo the other day. It made me so happy. Crone on fire emoji is going to be a regular. So perfect. Love you!

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Ha ha ha! I know! Oh slay! is such a vote of confidence.

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Just one hair over here but she comes back like an old friend.

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Catherine!!! I was listening to Ezra Klein yesterday, an episode about alternative types of relationships. Super interesting. Anyway at the end Ezra always asks for 3 book recs and this time the guest Rhaina Cohen recommended We All Want Impossible Things!!! I got so excited. You should listen, it was a rave. Love you!

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Thank youuuuuu! It's so thrilling! xoxox

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Here for all the celery content! Next time you’re in the Bay Area (please do a Sandwich event here!!!) please try the Celery Salad at Daytrip in Oakland. It’s amaaaazing: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/recipes/article/celery-salad-daytrip-cheese-18285780.php

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I maybe am coming there!!! Please come if I do. Oooh celery salad! I am all in!

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That photo of you in the mirror. I swear I've made that same face!! Also, I've found this mirror super helpful for travel (because apparently not all hotels are aware that their crone clientele need magnification?!): https://www.cvs.com/shop/conair-10x-magnfiying-suction-cup-mirror-prodid-445910 (plus you can get it at your local CVS!)

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"oh slay" Hahahaha we are living parallel lives.

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ha ha ha ha ha

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Love the 👵🏻🔥!!

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