I've heard the first step to recovery is admitting you have an addiction, and I've realized over the past two months that I've hit rock bottom.
Every Sunday since I was a kid, there's been only one thing on my mind. All day long, I eagerly wait for 8 p.m., when I flip on the TV and keep my fingers crossed that a new episode of "The Simpsons" is coming my way.
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