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“She didn’t try to talk me out of it. Mom is nothing if not supportive of our goals and dreams, but she told me that it terrified her and that if she could choose, I’d join the family business or do something—anything—less dangerous.”

“Was that hard? To pursue a spot with the department when you knew she wished you wouldn’t?”

He takes a long pull from his beer before shaking his head. “No