On the farm, my father often got drunk and came home not only with his fists, but with the rifle, and threatened us with it.

在农场里，我父亲经常喝醉，回到家时不仅用拳头，还用来复枪恐吓我们。

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My father thought he was being kind, but it only prolonged the grief.

我父亲觉得他很仁慈，但这只是使悲伤更加长久。

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On the farm my father often got drunk and came home not only with his fists, but with the rifle, and threatened us with it.

童年生活在农场里的时候，我爸爸经常喝的醉醺醺，回来对我们拳打脚踢，有时甚至会拿起他的枪来恐吓我们。

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Only a handful of people know this about me, but five years ago, my father died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. This is a fatal disease that literally eats away at a person's muscles until they cannot walk, talk or even breathe.

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