The Day I Learned What "Obnoxious" Really Meant Pt. 2

Carl Gould #70secondCEO · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

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And that, you know, remember, I'm seventh grade. I'm 11 years old, and I just got called what I now think is a swear word. So that whole night I remember it sitting with me, and I was thinking, you know, what was she implying? Was she saying I was disgustingly objectionable? I was highly offensive. And I remember that night. I gotta tell you, I was pissed off at first, but then I went through a range of emotions. When I read this definition, mostly I was angry…