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Accidentally Rude

When Sleep Deprivation and Anxiety Make You a Class Clown

By Calista Marchand-NazzaroPublished 2 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
Accidentally Rude
Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

Um, how old are you?

I ask our elderly guest.

Laughter and surprise.

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Calista Marchand-Nazzaro

Always learning and always evolving. Iโ€™m a creative, an idea person, a thinker, a dreamer, and working on being a doer. Many interests. Varied content. Food. Sustainability. Comedy. Poetry. Music.

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  • Rachel Deeming2 years ago

    Ah, tricky. But I don't know why people get so hung up on age. I think generally the people who look younger than their age are the ones to whom it doesn't figure.

  • Test2 years ago

    Fantastic poem!

  • Lol, that's soooo awkward! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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