Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays-it seems to average out.

有时我付钱，有时他付钱——到头来似乎两相持平。

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So next time you say to yourself, "Oh I have to…" try saying to yourself, "I choose to…" For example you say, sometimes with a heavy heart, "I have to go to this job to pay the bills.

所以下次对自己说，“哦，我必须…”试着对自己说，“我选择去…”比如你说，有时候伴随着一颗沉重的心，“我必须去做这份工作来付账单。”

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And as for feeding the baby at night, sometimes I'll splurge and pay two hundred bucks for a baby nurse, or what I like to call my surrogate husband, without benefits.

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