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A teen wanted to pay me a four-figure sum to write an essay
I want my kids to grow up as ordinary good people, rather than like the misguided teen or those who trample on their values to reach the top
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Wong Sher Maine
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The teenager on the line said: "I'm looking for a freelance writer to write an essay for me. Do you do such jobs?"
I nearly dropped my phone. In 17 years of freelance writing, this was the most "wrong" job I had ever been approached to do.
