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[IrishAyes]

39. Sometimes I tell people I came from a mixed family just to see the surprised look on their face.

Then I explain Dad was a Yellow Dog damnYankee Catholic Democrat and Mom was a southern belle raised in a fundie atmosphere. But she was already liberal when she met Dad and he stole her away from her family, region, and religious denomination. Her relatives really never forgave her and eventually the chasm widened past remedy. But really I benefited from both cultures and borrow from each when it suits me. I'm into liberal Catholic theology and love the southern baptist music. I can spit in the devil's eye and kick him in the shins like Dad or, as Mom taught, hand somebody their head on a platter in such a sweet way they might not even notice the operation for a few days. So I usually feel ready to take on the world. RIP, dear ones.