Back in My Day ...
April 5, 2022•1,141 words
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/back-in-my-day
By Sarah Hutto
The New Yorker / October 18, 2019
When I was a kid, we were tough. We didn’t whine like the kids today. Nobody had “peanut allergies” back then. Sometimes people’s throats just closed up for no reason, and we accepted it. The only peanut boycott I can recall is the one I organized when Carter got elected. I still like to take credit for his losing that farm.
We didn’t get “participation trophies” back when I was a kid....
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