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Cindy, part 2

Today, I pretended to be Cindy (my daughter's imaginary friend), and called my daughter on the phone. She was stunned when my wife told her it was Cindy on the phone. But when she heard my disguised voice she guessed right away it was me. Neverthelss, she was so very tickled by it all.

Shaving

Most days I hate to shave.