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"The only thing I remember about my dad is that he had a speech impediment. He's mentally handicapped. When he was born, he was pulled out with tongs (in a military hospital), which twisted his brain.

"He was married to my mom for a year. My [maternal] grandparents did not like my mom being married to my dad. He drank a lot. They didn't like my mom being married to someone more handicapped than her.

"They were scared when she got pregnant with me. They had just gotten done with raising one handicapped daughter and they were afraid they were going to have another one.

"I don't know I can carry on a phone conversation with him. Maybe his sister can translate.

"My mother was adopted by my grandparents. I think she has fetal alcohol syndrome. They have her as a schizophrenic. That's what she takes medication for. Maybe slight autism."