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I\u2019m among the world\u2019s worst \u201crememberers of birthdays.\u201d At one time I seriously considered sending out cards to every family member on January 1st just to make sure it got done. The problem stems from the fact that I\u2019m not calendar-conscious like that. And, to top this off, my mom and dad and my two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nHappy Birthdays to the Fam<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm among the world's worst "rememberers of birthdays." 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