So these parents were beating their child. They finally went to court, and the judge asked the child who he wanted to live with.
The child responded: "Well, I don't want to live with my dad because he beats me. And I don't want to live with my mom because she beats me, too.
"So I guess I'd like to live with the Husky football team since they don't beat anyone."
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Dear Dave,
My grandfather passed away a couple of months ago. I'm 32 and the only relative still living in town, so I helped take care of him and his place so he wouldn't have to go into an assisted-living facility. In his will, he left his entire estate - the house and property plus about $270,000 - to me. I'm debt-free except for my house, and now my family is acting weird and telling me I'm making excuses for them being left out of the will. Do you have any advice?
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