When I was born, I weighed two pounds, three ounces. The doctor who examined me told my mother, ""Congratulations, Mrs. Pryor, you have a boy No, wait, it's a girl No, it is a boy ""Mom cried, ""What did I have? A freak?""Yes and No. My freakish life parallels my father's in many ways: a Peoria whorehouse, abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and frequent bad decisions. But I survived. And that's what my book is about, a real-life story of overcoming obstacles, surviving, and thriving. Richard Pryor Jr. | In a Pryor Life (hardback) by Richard Pryor, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters