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D. Watkins

Wendy Osefo on the stress of reality TV

Wendy Osefo (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

My little daughter and I were shoving ice cream into our faces on a bench right outside of the joint where I bought the grossly overpriced $8 cones when a stranger walked up to me and said, "I follow you on Instagram. You are so inspiring, man — the family, the career, the life — you have it all."

After the dude was finished congratulating me, he asked for a selfie. I wiped the ice cream off of my face and obliged. Dude thanked me again and continued making his way down the block as I finished my ice cream while thinking about the last part of his statement: "You have it all." Do I?

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