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Mother May I Wish You Happy Birthday?

Mother May I Wish You Happy Birthday?

DOPAMINE DUMP

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Ariana Newhouse
May 03, 2023
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Happy May!

This week’s Dopamine Dump is brought to you in honor of the woman who literally gave me life, my mom! Her birthday was technically Monday, but we won’t make her wait years for a Wednesday to get her dump.

Zoe (like zo + E, not just zo) is an icon, a teacher, and a kickass mom. She teaches freshman biology at the high school my three sisters and I attended. And though many will say I look like a carbon copy of her now (thank goodness), let me just say, having my hot mom teaching at my high school was…interesting. I’ve never heard freshman boys share so freely.

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