From the wildly popular Instagram account, Disappointing Affirmations hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that’s okay.
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Disappointing Affirmations
2027 Daily Calendar
A daily dose of sneaky self-help in the form of expectation-setting affirmations.
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Disappointing Affirmations
2027 Wall Calendar
This wall calendar brings a realistic take on a disappointing world where month after month, failure is always an option.
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Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow your dreams!
A collection of realistic affirmations that recognize it's okay not to be okay.
Disappointing Affirmations
Deck
Affirmation cards that offer guidance and sympathetic wisdom for a disappointing world.
Cross out toxic positivity with these high-quality graphite pencils.
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Disappointing Affirmations
Sticker Book
Apply these hilariously realistic affirmations wherever you—or anyone else—may need an antidote to toxic positivity.
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Disappointing Affirmations
Card Game
What do you look for in a game? Teamwork? Motivation? Positivity? Well, this game has none of those things. But it is hilarious.
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Disappointing Affirmations
2026 Wall Calendar
This wall calendar brings a realistic take on a disappointing world where month after month, failure is always an option.
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Disappointing Affirmations Postcards
Thirty hilariously realistic affirmation postcards for a disappointing world where failure is always an option.
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About the Author
Dave Tarnowski is the author of about a dozen unfinished novels who turned to memes when he finally gave up on his dreams of being a writer of anything longer than a few sentences. He lives in New York City with his neuroses. Follow him on Instagram at
