The Day the Acceptance Letters Arrived
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On the day the college acceptance letters arrived, my mom made three phone calls in a row. The first was to my grandmother: "Did the Carter family tombstone explode yet? ...Ah, it didn't? Then it must be emitting holy light! Go check it out right now!" The second was to my dad: "My daughter got into Columbia University! Near perfect SATs! Did your son even graduate? Oh, I almost forgot, your son couldn't even get into a decent high school, he's graduating from some trade school this year, right? Found a job yet? Ahahahaha." The third was to the town mayor, asking him to hang 100 banners…