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My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive - the world is a wonderful place, rainbows and unicorns. If you said anything contrary to her, you were basically exiled.

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Robin Williams humorously reflects on his mother's perspective on natural childbirth and her hyper-positive nature, which deemed any contrasting opinions as unacceptable.
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Comedian, American
Robin Williams was an American comedian and actor.
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