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\"Christmas<\/a>…about 50 years ago. My Dad must have stayed up late getting everything in place.<\/p>\n

It’s the early 1960s. My stocking is on the end. No stocking for my younger brother who hadn’t shown up yet. I was the baby.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…about 50 years ago. My Dad must have stayed up late getting everything in place. It’s the early 1960s. My stocking is on the end. No stocking for my younger brother who hadn’t shown up yet. 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