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   years later and presumably after his father's death (Dad no longer lives   
   in the house), presents no happy childhood memories, and provides no   
   acts on Little George's part that his nightly whippings would have been   
   punishment for.  IOW: In spite of George's professed intentions, the   
   reader has no reason to even suspect that Little George hadn't been   
   abused -- much less to draw their own conclusions about it.   
      
   But George Dance has repeatedly shown that his statements are not to be   
   trusted.  He will lie, falsely accuse (libel), misquote, and even create   
   false evidence in order to "win" in a flame war against those he   
   believes to be attacking him.  Since George incorrectly sees my   
   psychological reading as a personal attack, George has seen fit to   
   counter that attack by representing his poem predominantly as a work of   
   fiction, and by downplaying his former claims that it was mostly based   
   on his own childhood experiences.   
      
   Was George a victim of child abuse?  Obviously.   
      
   Has this abuse affected him psychologically in ways that still manifest   
   themselves today?  Equally obvious.   
      
   Having been unloved, and unjustly punished, by his parents, George is   
   unable to trust anyone.  He has also come to view others as potential   
   threats, and views any negative criticism he receives as a personal   
   attack.  He believes that it's him against the world, and sees   
   conspiracies against him where none exist.  And he counters these   
   perceived attacks with every deceitful trick in his book... which only   
   serves to turn others against him.   
      
   --   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)