Christmas Tree Shopping with Dad

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	Christmas Tree Shopping with Dad By Tom Purcell

It was one of my favorite rituals every year. One evening after dinner — a few weeks after Thanksgiving — my father and I would shop for a Christmas tree. My father wore his rattiest coat as he prepared to do battle with strangers who would attempt to part him from precious family resources. He instructed me to remain silent as he executed his negotiation strategy — one he’d refined and perfected over the years ...

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