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While Rummaging Thru Papers To Shred

While rummaging thru papers to shred... Earlier this November fourth two thousand and nineteen your truly long in the tooth (er...in dentured) wordsmith rifled thru miscellaneous papers to shred unwittingly chancing upon report cards enlightening me, academic, emotional, social... characteristics, née significant figurative "red flags," (no not signifying me being blacklisted re: guarding Communism taking root) rather teacher's comments signaled moderate behavioral crisis, where bass and treble clef acronyms “Good Boys Do Fine Always” "every good boy does fine" respectively analogously noteworthy (namesake Matthew Scott Harris) because a lad (in) attendance at: following primary grade schools: Audubon Elementary, Eagleville, and Henry Kline Boyer) exhibited crushing arduousness nsync with chronically profound inability to acclimate, integrate, participate... spelling academic difficulty, alienation, isolation, resignation... said pronounced mental, physical, and social perturbations compounded manifold when promoted regardless abysmal failing marks most likely congenital, vital intervention absent absolute zero doubt developmental delay debuted, since youngest daughter twenty one February 4th, 2020 diagnosed soon after birth within autistic spectrum intervention luckily bridged yawning, looming, gaping... cleft less apparent to non family, she functions admirably employed at World Market while enrolled at Bend, Oregon Community College relieved healthy maturation courtesy ability appropriate custom tailored, (not necessarily swiftly, nor styled harriedly) confidence building academic assignments need based (cost free) tutoring wrap around at our home, based speech pathology, Montgomery County Hospital, acquiring driver's license, progressing positively (think) chronological milestones achieved mostly on target boosting self esteem, worthiness validating benefits, viz palliative care side stepping severe suicidal tendency unlike her papa who permanently stunted his growth.

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