La petite mort

[MiddleFingerMom]

9. My ex was born in Germany and raised by her mother and American soldier stepfather...

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... from about the age of 6 or so. She had gone to American schools and had moved back-and-forth
between Germany and America with her stepdad's postings. Her German accent, while I could hear
hints of it now and then, was virtually nonexistent for most people.
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Now I get personal (but cute, I hope). Her name for, ahem... Li'l MiddleFingerMom was Fido. For the
longest time, I just accepted that... but one day asked her, you know... why.
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She had read a book and had been impressed with one of the character's explanation of the Sicilian
version of "La petite mort".
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The book? "The Godfather". The character? Vito Corleone.
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You know... ... ... ... Fido.
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