"You can't hold yourself to those impossible standards."
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lucian freud, body image, famous artwork, famous artworks, famous art, art critic, art critics, art gallery, art galleries, art exhibit, art exhibits, art exhibition, impossible standards, body conscious, fat, obesity, weight problem, weight problems, beauty, standards, high standards, perceptions of beauty, portrait, portraits, painting, paintings, standards of beauty, high standards, artist model, artist modelsHow The Elephant Lost Her Trunk
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wildlife, animal, animals, cosmetic, cosmetic surgery, surgery, nose job, nose, noses, plastic surgery, cosmetically, cosmetics, surgery, surgeon, surreal, horrifying, strange, imagery, strange imagery, elephant, elephants, trunk, trunks, kid, kids, story, stories, croc, crocodile, crocodiles, face, faces, rhinoplasty, doctor, doctors, modern, modern life, modern world, beautiful, standards, standard"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, and No.1 on the best-seller list."
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modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, book, books, shakespeare, shakespearean, william shakespeare, bestseller list, standards, falling standards, party, parties, cocktail part, cocktail parties, macbeth, quote, quotes, famous quote, famous quotes, review, reviews, book review, book reviews, reviewer, reviewers"Of course you know Congressman Beasley."
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clown, clowns, politician, politicians, politic, politics, congress, congressman, congressmen, congressional, house of representative, senate, senator, washington dc, washington, d.c., incompetent, make fun, introduction, introductions, poor, rubbish, laughing stock, laughing-stock, clowning, clowning around, inappropriate, joker, jester, unpopular, standards, poor standard, unserious, light hearted"My boyfriend is the son my parents always wanted."
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family, parent, parents, parenting, parental, dad, dads, new dad, new baby, new parent, new parents, father, fathers, fatherhood, nostalgia, nostalgic, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, boyfriend, date, dating, dates, lgbt, lgbtq, lgbtq+, lgbt+, statistical, statistically, expectations, standards, high standards, high expectations, accepting, double edge, double edged, sword, double edged sword, jealous, jealousy, partner, partners, inadequate, inadequacy, feelings of inadequacy"Excellent, but not fit for a king."
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wine, wines, tasting, snobby, snobbery, pretentious, wine snob, fit for a king, compliment, cliche, drink, drinks, royalty, cliche, cliches, royals, kings, monarchy, monarch, servant, standards, standard, high standards, tastes, wine tasting, wine tasters, wine taster, tastes, tasting, taste"Oh, great! Here comes Valerie to raise the bar."
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women, women's group, mothers, mother, mom, moms, mum, mums, socialise, socialising, socialised, socialize, socializing, socialized, visit, visits, visiting, courtesy, courtesies, courteous, baking, bake, bakes, bake sale, friend, friendship, friendships, friendly, unfriendly, companion, companions, dislike, like, disliked, annoyed, annoy, annoying, annoyance, raise the bar, standard, standards, charity, fundraiser, community, communities"The board is going to have to talk to 5-G again."
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apartment, apartments, apartment building, apartment buildings, flat, flats, tower block, tower blocks, tacky, tackiness, standards, high standards, upper class, upper classes, stand out, stands out, standing out, individual, individuals, individuality, stick out, sticks out, sticking out, rebel, rebels, home, homes, homey, decoration, decorations, home decor, co-op, co-ops, cooperative, cooperatives, housing cooperative, housing cooperatives, strict, strict rulesStandard Shift
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standard, standards, song, songs, driving song, driving songs, driving music, driver, drivers, road trip, road trips, shift, shifts, gear shift, gear shifts, car, cars, auto, autos, automobile, automobiles, radio, driving music, classic, classic rock, punk rock, dad, dads, father, fathers, parent, parents"This may not be Downton Abbey, but I do prefer when you dress for dinner."
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dinner, dinner time, dinner times, standards, falling standards, edwardian, edwardians, stately home, stately homes, upper class, upper classes, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, lazy, laziness, layabout, layabout, social hierarchy, social hierarchies, couple, couples, husband and wife, husbands and wives"The trailer didn't live up to the teaser."
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movie, movies, film, films, trailer, trailers, teaser trailer, teaser trailers, teaser, teasers, hollywood, la, l a, los angeles, movie industry, film industry, expectations, expectation, live up to, hype, hyped, overhyped, over-hyped, over hyped, disappoint, disappointing, disappoints, disappointed, disappointingly, standards, standard, pop culture, culture"I think I'll let my hair grow."
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married, married life, mid life, midlife, mid-life, mid life crisis, midlife crisis, mid-life crisis, women, body image, ad, ads, advertise, advertising, advertisement, unrealistic, unrealistic expectations, impossible, standard, standards, advertisements, unlikely, hair, hair care, long hair, growth, growing, beauty, beautiful, product, products, marketing, marketting, brand, brands, branding, commercial, commercials, consumer, consumerism, televisions, television, tv, t v, t.v., t.v"Big deal, an A in math. That would be a D in any other country."
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education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, teacher, teachers, student, students, classroom, classrooms, class, classes, mark, marks, grade, grades, report card, report cards, report, reports, math, maths, mathematics, test, tests, testing, academic, academics, academic standing, academics standings, international, foreign, comparison, comparisons, compare, comparing, rank, ranks, ranking, score, scores, elementary, primary, intelligence, standard, standards, curriculum, curricula, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, american, country, countries, modern life"Let's face it. The only play you've ever liked is 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off.'"
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nothing right, everything wrong, pet, pets, excuse, excuses, nag, nagging, nagged, nags, rage, raging, rages, enraged, fishwife, fish wife, aggression, aggressive, channel, channelling, domestic, domestic pets, high standard, high standards, standards, impossible, hard to please, to please, bad dog, bad, bad bad, scold, scolding, nostalgia, trauma, tail between his legs, scold, scolding, scolded, clash, absurd, absurd image"When I was seventeen..."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, insect, insects, bug, bugs, fly, flies, housefly, houseflies, song, songs, jazz, jazz music, jazz musician, jazz musicians, classic, classics, standard, standards, cicada, cicadas, hatch, hatches, hatching, entomologist, entomologists, entomology, magicicada, periodical cicada, periodical cicadas, biology, biologist, biologists, singer, singers, singing, vocalist, vocalists"Wear a white shirt ...... It's the grand jury."
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cooking, cookery, cook, cooks, cooked, homecook, home cook, homecooked, home cooked, home cooking, homecooking, backseat, backseat driver, backseat driving, spice, spices, prefere, preference, preference, passremarkable, passing remarks, remark, remarked, complain, complaint, beggars can't be choosers, cumin, cookbook, cookbooks, married life, marriage, married, couple, couples, food, foodies, foodie, food lover, food lovers, food blogger, food bloggers, chef, chefs, standard, standards, high standards, expectation, what do you expect"It's for my mother. Just wrap it in an envelope with return postage."
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swear, swearing, swears, swore, curse, cursed, cursing, cuss, explicit, explicitly, discipline, disciplines, punishments, punishing, encourage, encouraging, times, changing times, parenting, parents, parent, mother, mum, mom, mums, mothers, moms, father, fathers, dad, dads, language, bad language, entertainment, tv, telly, television, televisions, show, film, films, standards, families, back in my day, slipping, standards slipping"If you don't hurry up, you're never going to be the first openly gay anything."
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