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Happy Birthday Matthew Scott Harris After Birth

Once placenta and fetal membranes (unnecessary as wing ding) discharged out uterus after birth of offspring, and thar weren't no more major contractions in the offing ma mommy lovingly did cling to her bundle of joy and bring maternal breast I ravenously did suckle fortunately toothless against her tender bosom trickling (if mammary serves me correctly) I presently recall no iota of inkling what events transpired, nope no recollection about me circumcising. Moost likely I felt Jew bull lent glad yours truly chose decent mother and father, which opinion subjected to radical change, when as grown adult child living nonsocial under their roof forced to hire agent provocateur to practice sparring, when standoff event on horizon, which eventually begat ultimatums their red hot poker rage spent belittling, cursing, damning... quiet as Unitarian Church mouse content internalizing later smoldering anger I needed to vent in retrospect diminutive little boy tied to mama's apron strings afflicted with mental health issues inherent of course hindsight gleaned social, psychological, neurological... healthy development got rent asunder partly explaining why I became indigent.

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