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i have an uncle who's severely retarded. he can't speak and pretty much all he can do is feed himself and go to the bathroom (not clean up after himself). when we were kids my brothers and i used to play "hide from uncle roland," "throw pillows at uncle roland," and sometimes "hide and throw pillows at uncle roland." i feel really bad for it because he's probably the nicest person i've ever met in my life. he loves me and when i see him sometimes he still asks me to stay the night (by putting his hands together against he ear and tilting his head) like i often used to when i was young (he lives with my grandparents).
growing up my dad used to get super pissed whenever one of us called someone/something retarded.
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