>  4 i grew up under the thumb of my mother and two older sisters and this was a regular event every night with all three screaming much louder than this for 3 hours at a clip without taking a breath, followed by a cup of tea and scotch tea cakes with giggles since i was 7.  nonetheless i am mystified about the cause of her er...breakdown and the way she brandishes those little scraps of paper from her glove compartment. could someone here like op please elucidate me on the story behind this?
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