I Am Who I Should Have Thought I Would Be

In high school I brought Trident to chew after lunch—it was that fourth dentist that sold me over the then-competitor Carefree. My friends leveraged this knowledge and preyed on my gum. I responded by bringing only one piece every day, leading to their disappointment and stereotype jokes. My decision had nothing to do with money since my dad bought (and continues to buy) me an unending supply. It was a matter of efficiency. I should have known then the type of grown-up I would become… I bought a 12-quart pot so I can boil 40 pieces of chicken at once. Boiled chicken is dry and tasteless, but it is worth the time saved cooking dinner each night or work lunches on the weekend. I also cook two pounds of beans at once for work lunches. At least I don’t have to worry about coworkers stealing my beans and boiled chicken. I had thought girls would appreciate this efficiency when I shared it with them, but it disgusts them. Hopefully no prospects are reading this now. I bought custom-fit dress shirts from an online Vietnamese retailer for about $25 each. The perfect fit alone made them worth more than the $60 per shirt I used to spend at Brooks Brothers. I accepted the shirts’ flaws, like uncut button openings and loose strings. I also tried not to consider the average labor age that went into the shirts. I also bought a custom-fit wool suit for $140, which would have cost $1,000 at many U.S. retailers. The tailor used the wrong leg measurements and the suit pants were bag...
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