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Accept Defeat?

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Aug 20, 2022
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Why does it feel like a defeat? Like a failure?

For years, I’ve dreamed of this day, and I think I’ve finally made it. I have reached a time when I can hire help to clean my house. Why then, can’t I bring myself to do it?

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