“I feel like you pay me back for the mean things that I sometimes think. You smacked me down today. However, I also feel like you look out for me. For example, just this week, you put that bottle of Maker’s Mark that I had forgotten about in my eyesight. Now, on the other side of the blows dealt me today, I know where to turn. I think we’re even. Thanks.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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