t I would never, ever again give that bitch the satisfaction of hearing me beg her to stop beating me." (p.42) David's mother was so caught up with the idea that David was the bad boy, that she convinced herself to hate him. I think his mother had many problems to deal with, and she chose to blame her problems on her son rather than on her. If she could convince herself that David was the bad one, that he was the root
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