1. Previously on Young Sheldon...
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2. Where's George?
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3. He had a heart attack.
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4. He... he's okay, right?
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5. He's gone.
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6. I wasn't always
as emotionally intelligent
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7. as I am today.
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8. For example,
when my father died,
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9. I was flummoxed
by all the different ways
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10. people expressed grief.
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11. My mother threw herself
into religion.
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12. My meemaw turned to
a different kind of spirit.
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13. My brother tried
to fill the vacuum
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14. created by my father's passing.
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15. $3,500?
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16. You do realize we're talking
about the beloved head coach
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17. of a winning football team?
There's an argument...
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18. And then there's
all the friends and neighbors
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19. who expressed
their grief with food.
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20. I made you a casserole.
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21. I made you a casserole.
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22. I made you
a casserole.
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23. I bought you a casserole.
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24. And of course, I thought about
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25. Star Trek II:
The Wrath of Khan...
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26. I have been,
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27. and always shall be,
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28. your friend.
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29. and how upset I was
over the death of Spock.
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30. Live long...
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31. and prosper.
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32. What are you doing?
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33. Thinking about Star Trek.
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34. What is wrong with you?
Our dad just died.
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35. And some people
express their grief
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36. by lashing out.
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37. If there's any
pictures of George
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38. you'd like to display
at the ceremony,
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39. I'll need to get those.
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40. Oh, um...
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41. Don't worry, Mom,
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42. I'll take care of it.
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43. Did George have a favorite hymn
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44. or song that might be played?
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45. He did always play
"Born to Be Wild"
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46. when the team ran
out on the field.
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47. Not sure our organist
knows that one.
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48. I can bring
a boom box.
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49. We'll call that plan B.
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50. What's happening?
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51. We are leaving for
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52. the bluebonnet picture at 4:00.
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53. Don't be late.
Wouldn't miss it.
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54. You want a ride to school?
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55. Nah, I'll take the bus.
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56. Suit yourself.
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57. See y'all later.
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58. 4:00.
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59. See y'all later.
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60. 4:00.
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61. Dad, wait.
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62. Yeah?
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63. I have been, and always
shall be, your friend.
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64. Live long and prosper.
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65. See y'all later.
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66. 4:00.
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67. Dad, wait.
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68. Yeah?
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69. Bye.
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70. Bye, son.
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71. Shelly?
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72. You okay?
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73. He's probably thinking about
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74. stupid Star Trek stuff.
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75. I was thinking about
alternate realities
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76. branching off from
a single decision point.
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77. Only one of them
was about Star Trek.
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78. We're talking about
Dad's funeral.
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79. Why don't you care?
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80. The details of the funeral
are irrelevant.
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81. They won't change anything.
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82. I can't wait for yours.
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83. Hey, that's enough
out of you two.
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84. You're not Dad.
You don't tell us what to do.
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85. Well, I will,
and that's enough!
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86. It's okay.
It's healthy for everyone
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87. to let their feelings out.
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88. Oh, shut up, Jeff.
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89. Missy! Go to your room.
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90. How about I just go?
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91. I'm sorry about her.
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92. No need to apologize.
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93. Now, which of
you might...
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94. See y'all later.
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95. 4:00.
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96. Dad, wait.
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97. Yeah?
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98. I love you.
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99. I love you, too, son.
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100. Hey, Missy.
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101. Hey.
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102. I brought you food.
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103. Thanks, but I'm not hungry.
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104. I'm real sorry.
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105. Your dad was
always nice to me.
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106. He liked you.
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107. Now you and I have
something in common.
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108. What's that?
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109. My dad's gone, too.
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110. Your dad's
in New Jersey.
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111. Yeah, but he's
not coming back.
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112. Sorry.
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113. Want a hug?
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114. No.
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115. Want a kiss?
No.
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116. Yeah, me neither.
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117. How you doing, sweetheart?
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118. All right.
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119. What the hell
are you doing?
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120. Sitting?
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121. Not there.
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122. Oh, I'm sorry.
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123. Gosh.
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124. Here okay?
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125. That's my spot.
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126. Oh, sorry.
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127. Here, have a seat.
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128. I don't want
to sit there,
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129. that's just
my spot.
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130. Hey, Mary.
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131. Hi, Wayne. Come on in.
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132. I cleaned out
George's desk.
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133. Uh, thought you might
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134. like his stuff.
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135. Thanks.
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136. I just wanted you to know that
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137. if there's anything that
you or the kids need...
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138. I'm here for y'all.
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139. Oh, Wayne.
I mean it.
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140. Anything that you need.
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141. Thank you. I appreciate that.
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142. You doing okay?
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143. Oh, yeah, yeah.
Don't worry about me.
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144. Okay. Let me get you a tissue.
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145. Okay, okay.
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146. I just miss him, you know?
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147. I do.
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148. I used to... I used to
mess with him by telling him
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149. he was my best
white friend, you know.
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150. But... but the truth is that
he was my best friend.
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151. And you were his.
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152. Oh, that's nice to know.
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153. I'm not helping, am I?
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154. That's okay.
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155. Are you hungry?
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156. We've got
lots of food.
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157. Yeah, I-I could eat.
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158. Hope you like
casserole.
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159. I do like
casserole.
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160. Eventually I realized
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161. there was a better way
to deal with grief:
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162. avoid it completely.
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163. Sheldon.
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164. Oh, hello.
I just wanted to
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165. tell you how sorry...
No, thank you.
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166. Well, if there's
anything you need...
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167. Nope.
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168. I'm here to pick up
a suit for Cooper.
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169. Oh, sure.
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170. George Cooper?
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171. Yes, ma'am.
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172. Looks a little big for you.
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173. It's my dad's.
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174. Nice of you
to pick it up for him.
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175. That'll be
eight dollars.
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176. What you doing?
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177. Trying to write my speech
for the funeral.
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178. Mmm.
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179. Not easy, is it?
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180. No.
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181. Where's Dale?
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182. Oh, he was wandering around,
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183. afraid to sit anywhere,
so I sent him home.
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184. Anyway, you want to
read me what you got?
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185. Uh...
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186. George was a good husband,
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187. a good father
and a good coach.
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188. Keep going.
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189. No, that's
all I got.
Oh.
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190. Short and sweet.
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191. Leave 'em
wanting more.
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192. I don't know
how to do this.
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193. Oh, honey,
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194. why would you?
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195. How did you get through
Dad's funeral?
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196. You're gonna think less of me.
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197. I won't.
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198. I drank tequila and smoked
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199. a marijuana cigarette.
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200. Oh, Mom.
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201. Don't knock it
till you try it.
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202. I'll have you know
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203. that I took a couple of puffs
my senior year of high school.
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204. The devil's lettuce?
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205. George gave it to me.
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206. I knew he was
a bad influence.
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207. It was the night before
he shipped out to Vietnam.
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208. And we snuck
into my bedroom
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209. and we... you know.
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210. Mary Tucker.
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211. I wanted to make sure he knew
what he was fighting for.
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212. See, that's a story
you should tell at the service.
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213. In my church,
in front of my children?
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214. It's patriotic.
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215. I can't help feeling like
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216. something's wrong with me.
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217. What are you talking about?
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218. I know it doesn't make sense,
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219. but... I am mad at him
for leaving me.
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220. Yeah, I get that.
You do?
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221. I was mad at your daddy
when he passed.
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222. How did you get over it?
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223. Time.
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224. And Dale helps.
Don't tell him, please.
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225. I'm happy you found each other.
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226. You're still young, honey.
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227. No.
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228. That's it for me. I'm done.
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229. I'll leave you to it.
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230. Thanks.
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231. And listen,
if you can't think of
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232. anything complimentary to say,
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233. just make stuff up.
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234. Nobody's gonna call you on it.
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235. Sheldon will.
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236. Yeah.
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237. Sheldon will.
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238. You want a ride to school?
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239. Nah, I'll take the bus.
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240. Suit yourself.
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241. See y'all later.
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242. 4:00.
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243. Dad, wait.
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244. Yeah?
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245. Can I go with you?
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246. Sure.
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247. Maybe we could play
some of them car games you love
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248. on the way.
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249. I'd like that.
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250. Mary.
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251. We're so sorry.
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252. Thank you.
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253. Well, I didn't know him long,
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254. but, uh, I loved that guy.
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255. He felt like
y'all were long-lost friends.
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256. Oh, here we go.
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257. Come on, let's get you
some Kleenex.
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258. Aren't y'all sweet to come?
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259. Of course.
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260. I saw Sheldon the other day.
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261. He wouldn't speak to me.
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262. Is he okay?
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263. He's not really
talking to anybody.
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264. We'll keep him company.
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265. I'll, uh, try to distract him
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266. by telling him the latest news
about leptons.
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267. He'll like that.
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268. He's crazy about the leptons.
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269. Who isn't?
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270. How'd you know George?
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271. Next-door neighbor.
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272. Oh.
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273. So, you knew him well?
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274. A little.
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275. How about you?
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276. I taught Sheldon science.
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277. Oh, I'm sorry.
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278. Thank you.
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279. I'm single.
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280. Same.
Mm-hmm.
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281. Missy,
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282. if you want a minute with Dad
before they close the casket,
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283. now's the time.
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284. It's okay if you don't.
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285. I have to.
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286. Here, let me help you with that.
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287. Okay.
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288. Holy moly.
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289. It's good, huh?
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290. Unbelievable.
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291. I'll leave you to it.
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292. No, sit with me.
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293. Okay.
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294. Thank you for that.
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295. Thank you for everything.
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296. I love you.
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297. You don't need to worry.
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298. I've got everything
under control.
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299. Won't let you down, Dad.
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300. Sheldon,
they're gonna close the casket.
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301. If you want to
say goodbye to your dad...
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302. You really didn't want to take
that family portrait, did you?
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303. See you later.
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304. When I quit the football team,
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305. I thought my dad
was gonna kill me.
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306. And then,
when I quit high school,
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307. I really thought
he was gonna kill me.
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308. Then, when I got
my girlfriend pregnant...
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309. I was sure he was gonna kill me.
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310. But as you can see, he didn't.
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311. No matter what I did,
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312. he always had my back.
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313. I love you, Dad.
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314. And now
George's loving wife Mary
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315. would like to say a few words.
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316. Mary.
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317. Thank you, Pastor Jeff.
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318. Um...
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319. I met George in high school.
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320. Well, I was in high school.
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321. He was an older man
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322. with a motorcycle.
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323. I'd like to tell you
he caught my eye,
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324. but actually
it was the motorcycle.
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325. I'm sorry, I can't...
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326. do this.
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327. I am...
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328. so angry.
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329. George and I had
our ups and downs,
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330. but we were finally
in such a good place,
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331. and then he...
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332. left.
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333. He left all of us.
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334. How-how could you do that?
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335. I am so mad at him.
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336. I'm mad at God,
I'm mad at myself
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337. for not trying harder
while he was here.
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338. This wasn't supposed to happen.
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339. Okay. Oh.
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340. Thank you, thank you,
darling, thank you.
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341. Jeff, could you...?
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342. Very heartfelt.
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343. I know this is hard
for everyone.
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344. It's certainly hard for me.
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345. But no one...
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346. is more upset
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347. with George's passing
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348. than the Lone Star Beer company.
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349. That flag is at half-mast.
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350. On the other hand,
there's a lot of cows out there
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351. that are breathing
a sigh of relief.
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352. As the king of brisket has
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353. put down his fork
and ridden off into the sunset.
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354. And, uh, I'll tell you
something...
Why are they laughing at Dad?
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355. 'Cause they love him.
that I always
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356. kind of kept to myself,
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357. but...
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358. I wasn't always a big supporter
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359. of George and Mary
being an item.
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360. As a matter of fact,
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361. whenever he came to visit,
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362. I would always invite Mary's
slutty friend Janice over,
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363. hoping to catch his interest.
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364. Hey, Janice.
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365. Thanks for coming.
You're a doll.
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366. Anyway...
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367. George only had eyes for Mary.
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368. And of course brisket.
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369. And over the years,
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370. he surely earned my respect.
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371. He was a good man.
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372. And I will always be proud...
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373. to call him my son.
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374. Okay. Okay.
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375. Uh, what Wayne here
is trying to say,
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376. uh, is, uh, George was
a hell of a coach.
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377. He was a hell of a friend.
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378. And we're gonna miss him
a hell of a lot.
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379. Thank you.
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380. Before our final prayer,
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381. would anyone else like
to say a few words?
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382. Missy?
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383. Shelly?
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384. I've been thinking a lot about
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385. the last moments
I had with my dad.
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386. It was morning,
and he was leaving for work.
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387. He said, "See y'all later."
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388. And I said nothing.
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389. I regret that.
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390. I could have said "Bye"
or asked him for a ride.
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391. Or told him that I loved him.
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392. But I didn't.
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393. I barely noticed he left.
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394. So many times that
I didn't notice my father.
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395. I hope he knew
how much I loved him.
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396. I wish I could tell you
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397. I said all those things.
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398. But I didn't.
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399. Shelly?
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400. Let's bow our heads in prayer.
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401. Our Father, who is in heaven,
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402. hallowed be Your name...
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403. For a long time,
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404. I focused on
my father's shortcomings.
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405. Now that I'm his age
and have kids of my own,
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406. I realize he was just a person
doing the best he could,
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407. and he did a lot.
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408. I didn't say it at his funeral,
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409. but I can say it now.
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410. I loved my father.
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411. I will miss him forever.
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