all people with that attitude were ignorant and uninformed, but Joe knew better. Joe felt Mike was just succumbing to his new neighbor’s influence. He and Joe had grown up together in a small town and now they were both family men in the city. Life was very different and trying to maintain basic moral attitudes you grew up with was difficult. Mike’s spoken references were slightly inflammatory and Joe decided to have a quiet conversation with Mike after everyone else left the party.
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The Bag Lady 
wonderful story! 🙂
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