“My wife told me I’ve grown as a person. Her actual words were, ‘You’ve gotten fat’”

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Entry from January 19, 2021

“My wife told me I’ve grown as a person. Her actual words were, ‘You’ve gotten fat’”

Spiritual growth and physical growth are different, but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on January 19, 2021:

“My wife told me I’ve grown as a person. Her actual word were ‘you’ve gotten fat’, but I know what she meant.”

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/serialcompliment January 19, 2021
My wife told me I’ve grown as a person
Her actual word were “you’ve gotten fat”, but I know what she meant.

Twitter
Dad
@ImYourDad___
My wife told me I’ve grown as a person
Her actual word were “you’ve gotten fat”, but I know what she meant.
10:22 PM · Jan 19, 2021·IFTTT

Twitter
RuneJokes
@RuneJokes
My wife told me I’ve grown as a person
Her actual word were “you’ve gotten fat”, but I know what she meant.
1:03 AM · Jan 20, 2021

Twitter
keepingitcreel
@Keepingitcreel
My wife told me I’ve grown as a person Her actual word were “you’ve gotten fat”, but I know what she meant.
3:13 AM · Jan 20, 2021·IFTTT

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