i am going to sound really crass but.... I was laughing my azz off from the moment i started reading...
we have all been through something similar...
what he went through was a test of the human spirit, and he failed.
Granted he is picking up the pieces, but somebody dropped the ball along the way, helping that boy develop a SELF-esteem that would help him through times such as those he spoke of.
He sounded pretty conceited before and after the ordeal, like he had a lot of false pride. False-pride gets you
knowwhere at all.
I feel badly for him, but I am definitely happy that he is seeking counseling and some sort of therapy (his book) to get through. I don't want him down in TX shooting up the place, my girl SweetestDiva is down there.
Maybe the curlyhairkid CAN be a man one day. But only as soon as he gets over this and grows up. Hell, i started reading and swore I was about to read about some chick who took all of his possessions, trashed his car, shot up his house, tormented his parents and car jacked his grandma... Sheesh.
But I do like the music that plays during your reading... I would like to have that track. Does anyone know what it is?
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"Success usually comes to those who are
too busy to be looking for it."
Henry David Thoreau
[This message has been edited by novella000 (edited August 10, 2001).]