A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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More on Middle Initials and Transsexualism

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John Mendelssohn
Jun 01, 2010
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I have probably revealed here many times that I was substantially premature, and spent the first several weeks of my life in an incubator. My mother told me that when I was allowed to come home, I ate quite frantically, as though I’d become accustomed to being fed impatiently. To this day, I eat more quickly than anyone I know. Do you think this anecdot…

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