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I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months. I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months. I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months. But then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. But then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. But then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why'd I drop out? So why'd I drop out? So why'd I drop out? It started before I was born. It started before I was born. It started before I was born. My biological mother, my biological mother, my biological mother was a young, unwed graduate student. Was a young, unwed graduate student. Was a young, unwed graduate student. And she decided to put me up for adoption. And she decided to put me up for adoption. And she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates. So everything was all set. So everything was all set. So everything was all set. For me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. For me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. For me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out, except that when I popped out, except that when I popped out, they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. They decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. They decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, so my parents, who were on a waiting list, so my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking, got a call in the middle of the night asking, got a call in the middle of the night asking, "We've got an unexpected baby boy, do you want him?" "We've got an unexpected baby boy, do you want him?" "We've got an unexpected baby boy, do you want him?" They said, "Of course." They said, "Of course." They said, "Of course." My biological mother found out later, my biological mother found out later, my biological mother found out later, that my mother had never graduated from college. That my mother had never graduated from college. That my mother had never graduated from college. And that my father had never graduated from high school. And that my father had never graduated from high school. And that my father had never graduated from high school.
I dropped out of Reed College after the first six months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why'd I drop out? It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates. So everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out, they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking, "We've got an unexpected baby boy, do you want him?" They said, "Of course." My biological mother found out later that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school.