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I confess that I am weary from grief and worry.<\/p>\n

I confess that last week was rough. Monday, a suicide attempt by a dear soul who was living with us at the time. Wednesday, my best friend\u2019s nephew died inexplicably. He was just shy of two years old. Friday\u2026 you know about Friday.<\/p>\n

I confess that everything I\u2019ve read in defense of gun rights in the past few days has seemed very weak and futile.<\/p>\n

I confess that I do not have the energy to confess much more today.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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