When we, girls who use big words and think big thoughts and work frantically on next week’s project while ignoring today’s urgent one, get lost in the minutiae of color coding without actually using the resources, come undone emotionally, miss appointments, or lose what we borrow, of course we’re misunderstood. It’s no surprise that we are seen as lazy, ungrateful, or self-centered. That we wear through patience and second chances. It’s only logical that we lose friends and jobs. That we rack up no-show fees, ruin credit scores, and mismanage savings. Regardless of class rank or intellectual
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