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This past weekend was the Super Bowl. I have never been a fan of football, but for years, my house was filled with football fans. Son #1 was a Minnesota Vikings fan, Son #2 was a Rams fan (when they were in St. Louis — now they are in Los Angeles, but that is not the reason why he is no longer a fan of theirs) and Son #3 was a Carolina Panthers fan. Husband #1 is a New York Giants fan, which, apparently, is why he didn’t want the...
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