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Dad Mistook - For Some Reason Unbeknownst To Me - He Mistook His Family For A Platoon Of Marines. I Mean, He - The Exact Same Thing He Brought To The Disciplining Of A Squadron, A Battalion, A Platoon, He Brought To The Disciplining Of His Children. He Ran The House - He Had Saturday Morning Inspections For Us, He Had White-glove Inspections For Us As Kids.
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Dad Mistook - For Some Reason Unbeknownst

Terry Gross
Dad Mistook - For Some Reason Unbeknownst To Me - He Mistook His Family For A Platoon Of Marines. I Mean, He - The Exact Same Thing He Brought To The Disciplining Of A Squadron, A Battalion, A Platoon, He Brought To The Disciplining Of His Children. He Ran The House - He Had Saturday Morning Inspections For Us, He Had White-glove Inspections For Us As Kids.
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