\n\n(Walking the neighborhood)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: O hey there are other houses here with flagpoles. I guess I can get one for my house too and no one will mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy (adamant): GRANDPA. Even if no one else has a flagpole that shouldn’t stop you from getting one if it’s nice and you like it. Are you going to do what everyone else does, or what you need to do?!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Haha, you’re right. You’ve been talking to your momma again, huh, boy?\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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