Thunderbear, thanks for your reply to my nosy questions. Your undeserved exclusion from your extended family is heartbreaking. Contact with one cousin and your mamaw is something, but those relationships don't help with the holiday.
I'm sorry.
Wishing you new and restored relationships to brighten this time of year.
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My dog

mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.