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tblue37

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5. When my son was a teenager, he enjoyed being able to carry on private phone conversations
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:09 PM
Dec 2015

Last edited Tue Dec 8, 2015, 02:45 AM - Edit history (1)

while sitting right next to me. He also loved being able to play his punk rock music at high volumes, even early in the morning and late at night.

My daughter, though, freaked out when she finally got home 3 hours late from sheltering at work one day when a tornado smacked our town around. She walked into the apartment to find me sound asleep on the couch.

"Hey, Mom! You just slept right through a freaking tornado!"

Never even heard the sirens.

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