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stopdiggin

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5. Oh - we have gone so, so far beyond "heart over the 'I'" cutesy

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #4)

Sun May 3, 2026, 05:49 PM

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ask a teacher - about the mind boggling ..... hackneyed .... migraine inducing .....

Still .... Most of it is done out of legitimate love and caring ... And there are probably far bigger foibles and issues ...

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