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Everyone has probably had that moment where they realized something they believed in wasn’t really real. Whether it was when they realized the Easter Bunny or Santa were just some underpaid guys in a suit. Or how the Tooth Fairy is just your parents paying you to grow up and lose your baby teeth. You know, those disappointing realizations. Frankly, the Easter Bunny, Santa and the Tooth Fairy weren’t all that surprising. I figured they were all an adult capitalist scheme ready to lure children in with the promise of toys and money. But the thing that got me most was when I realized you can’t stand on rain clouds. I figured that normal clouds weren’t strong enough since they didn’t have rain in them. But rain clouds held more promise. They held the potential to hold. And boy did I believe it. It was sometime in second grade where we did a project on the weather. My friends and I made a beautiful poster that didn’t really contain any information, just the words “fall, clouds, rai...

How to Take a Shower Step 1. Turn on the water and let the sound of it running calm you into oblivion of what’s going on outside the bathroom. Step 2. Wait for the water to warm up. Step 3. Make sure you have your clothes and towel for after the hug of cleanliness. Step 4. Stick your hand under the water to see if it’s warm enough: a.        If not, repeat back to step 2 b.       If the temperature is to your liking, step in Step 5. Let the water welcome you and welcome the water yourself. Step 6. Condition your hair Step 7. Enjoy the smell of your conditioner, “A Thousand Wishes” is the name on the bottle. Whose wishes? Did the makers of the conditioner collect every shooting star wished upon and squeeze out their essence? Or are these the wishes of those who did not have them come true. That would explain the extremely fake sweetness of the scent, fake and artificial. Step 8. If you don’t like the smell ...