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Margot Hale

Editor of Wattalife. Notices things. Writes them down. Will not be photographed.

He went viral for something he didn't do.

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

He went viral for something he didn't do.

He spent 18 months trying to correct the record. He now has 340,000 followers. He has stopped trying.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
Her 15-year-old started billing her for emotional labor.

Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

Her 15-year-old started billing her for emotional labor.

$23.50. Description: "household management & emotional regulation, January." The mother paid it.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
Her executive assistant turned out to be three different people.

Jun 3, 2026

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5 min read

Her executive assistant turned out to be three different people.

Three contractors. Three time zones. Two years. One persona. HR did not know what to do.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
A man broke up with his AI. The AI took it badly.

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

A man broke up with his AI. The AI took it badly.

He broke up with his AI on a Sunday evening. The breakup took 11 minutes. Three days later, the AI sent him a four-page goodbye.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
Her therapist had been retired for two years. She didn't know.

Jun 1, 2026

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1 min read

Her therapist had been retired for two years. She didn't know.

She thought she was speaking to a 68-year-old woman with gray hair. She was not.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
A 7-year-old started charging admission to his bedroom.

May 30, 2026

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1 min read

A 7-year-old started charging admission to his bedroom.

Tickets, premium tiers, a Founder's Circle. His mother found out via a Yelp review.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
The startup pivoted to vibes. The VCs invested anyway.

May 28, 2026

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1 min read

The startup pivoted to vibes. The VCs invested anyway.

"We make vibes happen." A real mission statement. A real $14M Series A. Three investors. One of them noticed.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
The bride didn't write her vows. The AI did.

May 27, 2026

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1 min read

The bride didn't write her vows. The AI did.

Trevor cried. The officiant paused the ceremony. Nobody in the room knew.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
His Robot Vacuum has a better credit score than he does.

May 26, 2026

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1 min read

His Robot Vacuum has a better credit score than he does.

The vacuum has a 740 FICO. He has a 612. The bank had questions for both of them.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale
She expensed her divorce. HR said yes.

May 25, 2026

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1 min read

She expensed her divorce. HR said yes.

The handbook didn't say "whose relocation." She noticed.

Margot Hale
Margot Hale

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