Gifts From Ex Lovers, Ranked

How the actions of others can impact your self worth.

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Picture it: Hanukkah, 1987. The children are opening presents in the living room and someone hands me a box and says, “Shani this one’s for you, open it!” This information will become extremely relevant in one moment’s time. I open the box and find a bathing suit, I hold it up to me. It’s about four sizes too small. Someone in my family says, “Oh, that’s for…