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Posted on March 4, 2018

Never Negotiate With Children, or: Why My Christmas Tree Stayed up for Months

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It all seemed so innocent. Christmas was still a week away, and there was no way to know that I was about to make one of the biggest mistakes of my life.

Category: General, Questionable Decisions

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