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Rhiannon12866

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11. As I said, Mary's father, the eldest boy, died young of alcoholism
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:32 AM
Yesterday

Though he was different from his younger brothers, he quit the family business and instead did what he loved, he became a pilot for TWA at the start of the jet age. He was also different than Donald, he liked to hang out with friends, and went sailing (although he was often stuck taking Donald with him who did nothing but complain). He also joined a Jewish fraternity when he was in school, became president of that, and joined the ROTC, he said that the rewards and punishments there were dependable, unlike with his family.

And when he was pursuing his flying career, his father referred to him as "a bus driver in the sky," which Donald echoed, took pleasure in making fun of him.

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