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Going Native, Chapter 15: Diary of a birth - Part II

Going Native, Chapter 15: Diary of a birth - Part II

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Dec 01, 2023
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Going Native, Chapter 15: Diary of a birth - Part II
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Previously: Going Native, Chapter 15: Diary of a birth - Part I

January 30, 2001

We’ve been back from the hospital for a couple of days. Suddenly I am noticing the hundreds of babies in the street where before they were invisible. It seems mandatory for all baby girls’ ears to be pierced before they leave the maternity ward as they all wear titchy gold st…

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