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Bane of Dyschezia

Bane of dyschezia Constipation spoilt rare visit with eldest daughter (yesterday - November twenty sixth two thousand twenty two) currently housed near Rittenhouse Square, Pennsylvania. Less than twelve hours after a cocktail comprising handful of prunes, four psyllium husk capsules, plus three dulcolax. Myself and missis privy to meet our grand kittens (tortoiseshell synonymous tabby cats patterned with small blotches of white referred to as "tortico," a portmanteau of "tortie" and "calico." We immensely enjoyed the company of our eldest oftentimes referred as "star student" when as a little girl and adolescent in grade, middle and high school, she exhibited a penchant as high achieving (academically gifted) progeny, who avidly enrolled in advanced placement classes (while also participating in orchestra, track and field, including other extracurricular activities), and succeeded mastering challenging rigorous material with flying colors, thus no surprise when acceptance notice with full scholarship arrived courtesy University of Pennsylvania. I just asked her permission to share the filial bonding of first born with said father and mother who (though financially and emotionally challenged) enjoyed the role of parenthood, and consider (both) progeny as an unwitting mentor teaching me how to become more selfless, plus allowing, enabling, and providing an opportunity to learn how to play games without frontiers, and not feeling sorry to lose more'n an uno of an ounce of manhood. An agonizing lower gastrointestinal ache, whereby sharp jagged pains shot thru gluteus maximus (grossly hyperbolically analogous to being disemboweled) sabotaged ability to enjoy the topnotch perfect hospitality, yet I did try to distract myself getting acquainted with two adorable four footed creatures with scientific name felis catus. Worse case scenario of bowel obstruction found yours truly entering inescapable catastrophization realm far more frightful than outer limits of twilight zone, where dark shadows haunt psyche as though one entered night gallery filled with gruesome pictures emblematic of macabre scenes. Despite aggravating, debilitating, gnawing, jabbing, maddening spasms akin to daggers plaguing one or another sphincter muscles, I did manage (as iterated above) to jump/kick start socialization. Twinge of disappointment arose to bring affable family rapprochement to a premature close methought recollected how rare, when broach of estrangement erupted somewhat analogous envisioning gushing geyser like phenomena, how Old Faithful steadily grows less pronounced over time contention twixt me and daughter number one soon bitterness vanquished and lingering hostility dissolved we no longer appear as strong forces (think like magnetic poles) that oppose each other, but rancor diminished into infinity of zeroes.

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