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I Don’t Mean No Harm
I don’t mean no harm. Five simple words. But when my grandmother begins a sentence that way, you better brace yourself for what’s coming after. It’s probably going to hit you right in your feelings. Interestingly enough, she didn’t even realize that she prepped people for her bombs until Bible Study Brother and I pointed it out to her. It was just part of her vernacular. Most of the family calls my grandmother by her nickname, Boolie. My great-great uncle gave her the nickname when she was a child, and it lives on to this day. And I can’t imagine what life would be like without Boolie in it. My…