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'Our Farmboy Son Wants to Marry His Big-City Girlfriend and Take Her Last Name!'
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'Our Farmboy Son Wants to Marry His Big-City Girlfriend and Take Her Last Name!'

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Heather Havrilesky
Oct 14, 2024
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A Beautiful Lie (1967) by Dorothea Tanning

Dear Polly,

Our first meeting with our son Jack’s girlfriend, Mallory, was an absolutely nightmare I still can’t wake from. We are country folks who live on the farm that has been in our family for generations. Jack was always at ease here. When Mallory arrived that evening, it was immediately clear that she was …

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