My Mother Told Me To Leave The House I Had Been Paying For Until She Saw My Name On The Tax Bill

while I was here. You are not hard to love. You are hard to fool, and some people will act like that is the same thing. I have leaned on you too much. Your mama has too. Caleb will if you let him. If the house becomes too heavy, let it go. A house is wood and brick. You are my daughter. Do not trade yourself for walls. Daddy.

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