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What actually comes with being an adult is wrinkled, acne-prone, combination skin, rogue chin hairs that need to be plucked on the regular (Why, God, why?), a need to yell at cars driving too fast through your neighborhood, a love of folding towels neatly into thirds, no clue what’s happening ever or how to fix it, possibly anxiety, and a pretty healthy dose of loneliness. I
I can’t let them feel lonely. I just can’t. Loneliness doesn’t only affect our feelings and our minds. It also affects our physical health in staggering ways. Loneliness is as lethal as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day.1 Fifteen! Let that sink in for a moment. It reduces your immunity and increases your risk of disease.
