At my daughter’s wedding, my son-in-law ordered me…

is where I learned what real love looks like.

She paused, then continued more quietly. Alan made me forget who I was, where I came from.

He made me ashamed of this place. Embarrassed by our simple life.

But there’s nothing simple about what you’ve built here, Dad. There’s nothing embarrassing about honest work and taking care of the land.

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