"Fascinating" is the right word. I'm fascinated by the idea that a young kid can be wired so reliably to be an asshole-- to do exactly the opposite of what polite society expects of him. Maybe some kids really are born bad seeds.
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Reading about this kid is like watching videos of car accidents on YouTube--fascinating, but only because it isn't happening to me.
ReplyDelete"Fascinating" is the right word. I'm fascinated by the idea that a young kid can be wired so reliably to be an asshole-- to do exactly the opposite of what polite society expects of him. Maybe some kids really are born bad seeds.
ReplyDeleteIblis seems a likely candidate for that aggressive, anti-earthly movement known as "I Slam Terroir."
ReplyDeleteWe'll be hearing from him one fine day . . .
Jeffery Hodges
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Hmm. The old nature versus nurture argument, eh? If he really is Iblis, then I suppose nature would make sense here.
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