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27 January
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What does I’d told myself as much for most of my adult life mean?
What does I’d told myself as much for most of my adult life mean?
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"That had been my belief/feeling/understanding since I became and adult."
"…told myself…" may imply that the speaker did not completely believe in the correctness of his understanding, but for some reason had convinced himself it would be better to pretend to believe a certain way.
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