I Went To Cancel An Old Bank Card After A Funeral—The Teller Asked Me Not To Leave

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But hearing it said like that—like it was a deficit, a flaw, a fundamental unworthiness—felt like being seven years old all over again.

“I don’t want this,” I whispered, trying to hand the card back.

“Don’t be dramatic,” he snapped. “Take it and go.”

“Go?”

“You have your military career now. Your own life. There’s nothing keeping you here.”

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