On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 5:11 PM, jansymello <jansy@aetern.us> wrote:

"Only four times did these parents have trouble to choose a birthday present for their incurably deranged son who had no desires and lived in an abstract world?

Perhaps he's only been diagnosed or in an institution for 4 years. Perhaps 4 years ago was a turning point in their realization about the problem with their birthday gifts. Does it mean it took them a long time to catch on? The day of his birth is a problem.

Barrie Karp

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