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“The brisket needs more seasoning.” “The mac and cheese is too soft.” Then she would fill her containers and take food home for the rest of the family.
One night, I opened my spreadsheet and nearly dropped my phone. Saturday dinners alone had cost me almost nine thousand dollars in one year.
That was when I realized something painful. My generosity had quietly become everyone’s expectation-
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