People I Want to Punch in the Throat

People I Want to Punch in the Throat

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Sometimes Even I Can't Believe What Happens to Us

Sometimes Even I Can't Believe What Happens to Us

2023 went out like a mofo

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Jen Mann
Jan 01, 2024
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Remember how I’ve been saying Gomer’s been sick since August? Remember how I said he comes home several times a month just to sleep and recharge? We thought maybe he was homesick, but he assured us he was not. We thought maybe he was working/partying too hard, but he assured us he was not. We thought maybe he wasn’t sleeping enough, he assured us that was correct.

Since August, he’s been in and out of the doctor’s office with complaints of stomach and back pain, blinding headaches, fever, chills, a recurring sinus infection, a cough he can’t kick, and just plain malaise. These things never hit all at once so we didn’t see the whole picture right away.

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