I Am Sam
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Caffeine and doughnuts...
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and my mother's belief in me.
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I wish I had a mother like that.
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She must have been smart.
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She had great instincts.
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Do you happen to know
what her I.Q. was?

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In the lower ranges.
About 70.

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So your mother...
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this woman who had
the mind of a 9-year-old...

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had the wisdom to recognize
you would be a great doctor.

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Yes. I can't say
it was always easy...

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but she taught me the things
they can't teach.

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Patience and compassion.
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Traits most doctors
have in spades.

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Mr. Dawson.
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You've become
a wonderful girl...

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and we're proud of you.
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Lucy will be, too.
She'll be wonderful.

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He's very enthusiastic.
Thank you, Doctor.

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No further questions.
come on, come on.

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How'd you get through medical
school? Where'd you live?

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We lived with
my mother's parents.

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-Grandma and Grandpa.
-Yes.

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Would it be fair to say
that Grandma and Grandpa...

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were of normal intelligence?
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And so,
would it be fair to say...

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that Grandma and Grandpa
of normal intelligence...

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had the real responsibilities?
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Objection. Mr. Turner's
mother-in-law lives with him.

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Motion to strike. Irrelevant,
immaterial, and immature.

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I warn you, Ms. Harrison...
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stick to the relevant
issues of the case.

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Your Honor, the relevancy
is that every parent...

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has a right
to a support system.

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I'm not talking about
the rights of the parents.

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I'm talking about
the rights of the child.

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Please let the record show--
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Excuse me. Your Honor...
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I'm talking about entrusting
an 8-year-old's welfare...

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in the hands of someone
whose record shows...

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has been diagnosed
with autistic tendencies...

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mental retardation--
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Objection. Move to
strike that from the record.

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It is clear that
one's intellectual capacity...

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has no bearing
on their ability to love.

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Your Honor, would you
please instruct counsel...

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to proceed with
a modicum of sensitivity?


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