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" I wasn't bullied or anything, but I didn't really fit in. "
Ross Butler
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" I'm allergic to cats, so I'm psychologically wired to associating kittens with itchy eyes and popping Claritin. "
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" My mom just wanted me to do anything that was academic, whether it was become a doctor or be a lawyer. Engineering suited her... then I dropped out. It was not what I wanted to do at all; it just felt so unnatural, and I couldn't put my finger on why. I just knew it wasn't for me. "
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" In my head, I'd love to go on a vacation to somewhere exotic and far away and in the middle of nowhere. But then I think about the effort it would take to book a flight and a hotel, etc., and I just end up staycationing. "
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