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mercuryblues

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2. My kid had the opportunity

Reply to Danmel (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 02:29 PM

Apr 20

To tandem skydive with a professional skydiving team.

She called me afterward to let me know she was alive after the jump.

I told her.... good. It would be awkward if she was calling to tell me she died.

When she says something like that I ask her to remind me what her SAT score was and what her job title is.

Yes, she is the future generation.

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Please someone tell me something good [View all] Danmel Apr 20 OP

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