When the after dinner mints come out, we’re back in our childhood again | Melanie Tait

When the after dinner mints come out, we’re back in our childhood again | Melanie Tait

In brief

Australians of a certain age will all remember their parents ending dinner parties with the thin, chocolate-covered squaresIt’s an almost world-class error to volunteer the dessert for a meal with friends, when your only talent for dessert is the eating of it and you have $20 in your bank account until the next payday.Still, that was the unenviable position I found myself in recently. Blaming Donald Trump and his…

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