The Ruler From 1990: How My Tough Love Drowned My Son

laptop and put my head in my hands.

And then the shame tried to turn into something else.

Something mean.

Something that wanted to point outward.

It’s the world’s fault.
It’s the system.
It’s the economy.
It’s the cost of everything.

And listen—some of that is true.

But another part is also true, and it’s the part people get furious about:

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