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So I grew up in an interfaith household an' we had the tree and the Menorah and the whole nine yards and I might have gotten a little excited this year oops
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Well new one for me - I got told not to dictate by one of my students today after class. They offered to stay after to help clean up - which I don’t need since after my last class I do my personal training and then clean up - but they insisted and I...just wanted to get them out so decided to just let them help to get them out of there. When I asked them to take out one of the bags when they finished what they were doing they got pissed and told me not to dictate to them.

So is this some California thing that I’m not getting because I grew up in New York?

[Note to family - yes this includes you Simon]
Knowing I’ll probably be risking Aunt Maryse’s anger again, I’m missing Christmas with the family here. I’m going to see my parents in New York, introduce them to my boyfriend. Anybody want me to bring them anything? And you’re all getting your Christmas presents late so I can see you open them.