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I was the fun dad. I miss those days.
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This is where we're at now
Some phrases stick with you forever
 • Marcello De Feo
Still standing, need to lie down
Proactively changing the things you can control can have a positive impact on everyone.
 • Marcello De Feo
A plea for the fifth
But why don't you stay until tomorrow?
 • Marcello De Feo
Hey baa!
Where is your place in all of this? It may be at the kids' table.
 • Marcello De Feo
Lost in spacetime
A crisis of consciousness and identity
 • Marcello De Feo
A change in the quality of life
There's a new and unfamiliar feeling that I hope is here to stay
 • Marcello De Feo
The nerfection of pobody
Learn your limits, them work within them
 • Marcello De Feo
The capriciousness of grief
The five stages of grief are not always linear, equally proportionate, or even experienced
 • Marcello De Feo
If we're being honest
When the definition of self has nothing to do with who you are, it's a problem.
 • Marcello De Feo
Did we forgot?
We promised we never would. I think we did.
 • Marcello De Feo
Whining about a first-world problem
Time to get out the world's tiniest violin
 • Marcello De Feo
The Great Imposter
Sometimes fact trumps syndrome
 • Marcello De Feo
The Last Meritocracy
The Last Meritocracy
Grew up in kitchens, raised in old-school newsrooms, and humbled by dev teams. I write about the lives I’ve lived and the ones I’m still figuring out.
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