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My kind of folks
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   Buffy brings the beau [1]home --

     Girl brings home suitor. Father tries to frighten suitor. For real
     or for jest. With harsh words. An intimidating stare.
     Pa used arms the size of tree trunks and a highly arched brow. A
     friendâs dad employed over the counter drug tests. âHere. Pee in
     the cup.â The old codgers from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers used
     guns. Lined up the boys and whipped out the rifles.
     Mine used dynamite.
     T was the first and last guy I ever brought home to meet the
     family. I was 25. Weâd been together for two years and it was his
     first visit to Appalachia. I should have been shocked by it all. I
     wasnât. Not that I expected my father and his pack of dark-eyed
     brothers to blow up the mountain, close down the only road out and
     block any chance of escape for a good portion of the day. But I
     didnât not expect it either.

References

   1. http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2007/05/10/first-impressions/