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  Sara Rosinsky • Shiny Red Copy

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I was a hundred-dollar baby.

12/28/2017

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Approximately 50 years ago, my father offered my mother a bribe.

She was in the final days of her pregnancy with me as 1967 drew to a close. And my father recognized that if I were born before the end of December, he'd get a tax credit for the year. So he told my mother that if she had her baby in 1967, he'd give her 100 bucks. A kickback, of sorts.

As the story goes, my mother immediately went into labor.

And so we have the above photo, which I adore. Because my mother looks so radiant and beautiful. Because I think I spy a lighter and ashtray on the bedside table. And because of that 100-dollar bill, which I think tells a terrific story.
7 Comments
Isabel Wyss
1/1/2018 08:59:06 pm

I LURVE THIS.

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Sara Rosinsky link
1/1/2018 09:38:19 pm

And I lurve YOU. ❤️

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Maria-J Ferrara
12/29/2018 06:59:07 pm

It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it...

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Ali
12/30/2019 05:57:22 am

That’s a fantastic photo and a great story!! Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!

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Sara Rosinsky link
12/30/2019 06:49:32 am

Thank you!

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Julianne
1/2/2023 08:07:10 am

Hah! This is a great story, glad to read it. $100 very well spent! Happy birthday!! :-)

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Sara Rosinsky link
1/2/2023 10:00:14 am

Thank you! :)

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