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December 1980

Gift

. . . the best Christmas present . . .

FROM THE TIME I was two or three years old, holidays meant fights and being surrounded by drunks. I dreaded Christmas with a terrible fear. I hated this time of celebration and resented the people who were able to buy gifts. I had no gifts. I didn't buy presents or share that joy.

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