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Your kid probably won't play video games professionally / / Man and the horse he rode in on kicked out of Target

Keith Conrad
Jan 8
 
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Parents Criticized for Supporting 13-Year-Old Son’s Decision to Quit School to Play Video Games

How are you reacting if your 13 year old says they don’t need to go to school because they’re going to play video games professionally? Is this really any different from pulling your kid out of school to play sports?

Woman receives letter in the mail 72 years after it was sent

Better late than never. As Newman once said, “When you control the mail, you control information.”


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