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No sacred cows

Why does someone keep sending me furniture?

16 November 2019

9:00 AM

16 November 2019

9:00 AM

When a new vacuum cleaner was delivered to my house last week I assumed it was a belated birthday present from my mother-in-law. A veiled reference to the fact that I’m a surrendered husband, perhaps? Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I removed the packaging, stuck it in the cupboard under the stairs and didn’t think any more about it.

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