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" My father was never anti-anything in our house. "

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" I just wish I could understand my father. "

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" I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coolest dad. He did everything for his kids, and he never made us feel like he was pressured. I know that it must be a great feeling to be a guy like that. "

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