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But the word\u2014the weapon she kept sheathed for special occasions\u2014was \u201cbastard.\u201d<\/p>\n

It slipped out in hushed tones at first. A whisper to\u00a0Bryson\u00a0in the kitchen. A murmur to an aunt. I swallowed my rage, urged by my mother to \u201ckeep the peace.\u201d\u00a0She doesn\u2019t mean it,\u00a0my mother would plead.\u00a0She\u2019s just opinionated.<\/p>\n

The breaking point arrived last summer at the annual family reunion. The air was thick with humidity and the smell of charcoal. Forty relatives were gathered in the park. Oliver, five years old and buzzing with sugar energy, was running with his cousins. In his excitement, he tripped. His small hand flailed and knocked a cup of lemonade onto\u00a0Blakeley\u2019s\u00a0dress.<\/p>\n

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But the word\u2014the weapon she kept sheathed for special occasions\u2014was \u201cbastard.\u201d It slipped out in hushed tones at first. A whisper to\u00a0Bryson\u00a0in the kitchen. A murmur to an aunt. I swallowed my rage, urged by my mother to \u201ckeep the peace.\u201d\u00a0She doesn\u2019t mean it,\u00a0my mother would plead.\u00a0She\u2019s just opinionated. The breaking point arrived last summer…<\/p>\n

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