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COMIC RELIEF

And realizing...It's not my fault.

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
May 24, 2025
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Most families have one.

The one who keeps the conversation going on the family Zoom call by telling a completely off-the-wall story. The one who welcomes new friends or long-lost friends into the group with a slap on the back and a pithy observation.

I’m talking about the family jokester, the entertainer. In our family, that one is my husband, Bill.

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