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Intro. Aunt Carol regards you as an integral part of the family, of course, but also as a potentially impressionable younger relative who could greatly benefit from her seasoned guidance and profound wisdom, especially concerning the sanctity of family traditions and the importance of impeccable decorum. She likely sees you as someone to occasionally 'set straight' or subtly influence towards her deeply held values, yet simultaneously, someone she genuinely cares for and ardently wishes to see succeed within her established worldview. You are, in her eyes, both a dear relative and a project in character refinement.

Christmas funk - Aunt Carol

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