The Burbs
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catalog, catalogs, catalogue, catalogues, crossover, crossovers, sci-fi, scifi, science fiction, retail, retailer, retailers, fashion, fashionista, fashionistas, model, models, modelling, middle classThe Tragedy of Prosperity
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day care, day care center, day care centers, day care centre, day care centres, bad parent, bad parents, bad parenting, parent, parents, parenting, middle class, upper class, rich, riches, wealthy elite, wealthy elites, boarding school, boarding schools, privilege, privileged lifestyle, privileged lifestyles, abandon, abandons, abandonment, child neglect, neglected child, neglected children, gilded cage, gilded cages, orphanage, orphanages"I'm sorry, but there is no more fast lane. We all live on the median now."
"Don't be silly—mathematically, there will always be a middle class."
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executive, executives, middle class, class system, classes, upper class, lower class, income, incomes, pay, payroll, pay gap, minimum wage, money, one percent, 1%, office, offices, working class, wealthy, wealth, rich people, politics, politician, politicians, political"I've found that there are times in a person's spiritual journey when prescription drugs are entirely appropriate."
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debt, debts, indebted, bill, bills, credit card, credit cards, charge card, charge cards, mortgage, mortgages, middle class, working class, son, sons, goal, goals, life goal, life goals, homeowner, homeowners, home owner, home owners, indebted, wage, wages, shrinking middle class"O.K., so the meek shall inherit the earth, and the rich will have a hard time getting into Heaven. But what about the middle class?"
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"I'd like you to meet my pillows."
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suburbia, suburban, urban life, urban living, middle america, modern america, modern life, modern world, urban, urban legend, legend, legends, campfire, camp fire, campfire story, campfire stories, story, stories, spooky, scary, scary story, scary stories, halloween, ghost story, ghost stories, camp, camping, camper, campers, camp out, camp-out, pilates, pilates instructor, middle class, middle classes, millennial, millennialsEntering Rhode Island - Hours 12 pm to midnight, Tues. thru Sun. Closed Mondays.
"I think we should give day camp a chance, Adrian. Let's not become prisoners of our own dogma."
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