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Empty Nest Syndrome, Plus Lapsed Romances Revisited

Empty nest syndrome, plus lapsed romances revisited... courtesy Matthew Scott Harris sentimental memorialized mental archive No matter mine eldest daughter (born December 22nd, 1996) starred circa within storied Matthew Scott Harris family rendition of Breaking Home Ties. Now interspersed with following recherché trivia: originally titled film made during 1922 courtesy Sigmund Lubin, and among “Pop” Lubin’s Silent Film Empire produced over 3,000 silent movies spanning the two decades of his film career commencing with 1896 short film Horse Eating Hay concluding with 1916’s The Light at Dusk, the final Lubin Manufacturing Company release, his studio’s repertoire ranged from educational films, dramas, and disaster movies to mysteries, comedies, and epic war films. She "star student," who elected advanced placement classes while diligent student at Harriton High School graduated summa cum laude circa June 2015, and matriculated at University of Pennsylvania autumn of aforementioned year occupying coed dormitory King's Court English College House, located at 3465 Sansom Street, incidentally the first college house to host a residential program. Like Hill House, said facility a freshmen-only house and includes a dining hall on ground floor. Our beloved progeny, an 2019 minted alumna relatively freshly minted bachelor degree fortified biomedical engineering graduate confident, exhibits fierce political (i.e. progressive liberal democratic opinions) harbors piers sing quay zee wharf fore did conscientious papasan go? His fatherly duties (he ably, eagerly and readily admits) shirked, squandered, subsumed... with marital infidelities whereby precious energy and time, (compromising spouse and offspring) constituted posting and answering (ofttimes linkedin private risque conversations so that no family member could eavesdrop) barring excellent outlook to access locked bedroom door prurient exchanges within which sexual flirtations, (i.e. oral intercourse) occurred. Understandable resentment bubbled forth regarding promiscuous, salacious, vexatious... in apropos overtures, plus covert canoodling insync with chronic penury, neither parent earned an income, thus condemning two girls living with refrain dirty deeds done dirt poor overshadowed by threat that Children and Youth Services (CYS), would swoop down and snatch away our darling lasses. No reconciliation forthcoming between "Atalanta," predicated upon her passion to run free and clear and yours truly, who repents atrocious, devious, hellacious... muckraking whereby daddy's once upon a time adorable angel, who easily wrapped around her little finger brings tears to mine eyes. Twas only thru gentle prodding "big sister" convinced youngest to hightail to Bend, Oregon under drafted legal guardianship of me mine younger sibling willingly and lovingly accepted role.

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