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What a shattered tv on a Saturday morning taught me about ownership, distraction, and building a life that holds.

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Jenn
Mar 24, 2026
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My brother and I were watching Tom and Jerry when we should have been doing chores.

If you’re Gen X, you know exactly what that Saturday morning looked like. Carpet. Cereal. Possibly a sofa fort. The kind of cartoons that required nothing from you except to show up.

Mom and dad were out shooting a wedding. Professional photographers. Saturdays were their …

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