The Kid With the Mixtapes
Obsessing over my uncle’s music didn’t make me cool, it made me… me
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13 min readMar 8, 2019
You know that moment in the shower, when you’re relaxing under the hot water, maybe singing, and generally feeling like everything’s perfect?
Or that split second just before you fall asleep. You’re drifting away to dreamland, when suddenly…
BOOM! An embarrassing memory from deep in your subconscious returns. You shudder as it hits you, ashamed and scared.
Well, during a shower three years ago, one of those memories came back to haunt me. And I want to share it with you.