A Disaster in Many Parts

A Disaster in Many Parts

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Or how I got chop blocked by a fence

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Mike Rogers
Dec 30, 2022
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Let me set the stage for you. It’s 2014, and you're on vacation with your wife's family.

No, I don’t think you understand. I mean her whole family. Grandparents, aunts & uncles, cousins—the whole shebang.

This vacation is a big deal. My mother-in-law is the oldest of 11, and my wife is the oldest of 39 grandchildren. They’ve been doing this every summer f…

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