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Seinan Sensei

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9. I know a marriage counselor who uses this as a standard

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 02:52 AM

Jun 29

“Don’t treat your Spouse (who you live with) worse than you treat Wait-Staff (who you will never see again)

And, yes, there are exceptions.

Like Nosferatu (Stephen Miller) who, in high school, ran for Class President on the platform of, “go ahead and throw your trash on the ground - that’s what Janitors are for.”

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Definitely one of my barometers drmeow Jun 29 #24