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[stealstruths]

God, it feels like I've been away from my computer for so long! Of cousre, I really can't complain about what I was doing offline - I left earlier in the week for Colorado, to see my mom for an early Mother's Day celebration. It was really fun; we're apart a lot, but when we see each other again, it's like I never moved away. I guess I can't help

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[duck_gimshoe]

One of these days I oughta go pay my respects to your pops too. He was a great man and I'm sure he'd be proud that you're carrying on his legacy, pal.

[stealstruths]

Aw. Thanks, Gummy. That's sweet of you to say, especially considering how all he really gave you was...a paycut.

[duck_gimshoe]

I'd say they were well-deserved. Guess I was still a little wet behind the ears back then.

Brings back old memories!

[dearestdiplomat]

I'm so pleased to hear that you had such a wonderful time with your mother! I'm very close to my mother and my mother-in-law as well, and I always look forward to a chance to spend some time with them, so I know just how you feel.

Also, I am glad you had the chance to honor your father. He must have been a great man.

[stealstruths]

A guy who actually likes his mother-in-law? Why, you're one of a kind, Ambassador!

...Yeah. He was a really great guy.

[dearestdiplomat]

Oh yes, we're quite close friends! Is that very unusual here in the States?

I'm sure he must have been a fine father to have such an excellent daughter. I don't doubt that he would be very proud of you.

[stealstruths]

It's just that so many men here - in real life and things like TV shows and movies - don't like their mothers-in-law that it's become a stereotypical, logical fallacy fact of life. Like how men never ask for directions, or how women are bad drivers; it's not always true, but we see it as true because the exceptions to the rule are never shown to us.

Thank you, Ambassador. That really means a lot.