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THE ROAD NOT YET TRAVELED

And my life as a comedy...

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Jan 03, 2026
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“Lord, give me cancer now!” my husband said, pounding his fist on his chest as if he were comedian Chris Farley in a comedy sketch on Saturday Night Live.

I’ve often said he is the most dramatic member of the family—a title he’s kept through our kids’ teenage years and my hormone shifts! Amazing. This time, his overly dramatic response was to the present…

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