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seaworthy-sieve t1_j57jqpz wrote

Reply to comment by ramriot in I’ve finished the memoir ‘Running with scissors’ and I loved it, but ….. by [deleted]

I came to mention this. Like, John once put him upside down in a post-hole when he was a toddler. And iirc John witnessed their father putting out a cigar on Augusten when he was just a baby.

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kerplunkdoo t1_j58c6r2 wrote

Yes, adults can be purposely cruel to children without remorse. It may have been something he learned from a sibling who told him but there is most likely evidence or memories. And yeah, even a parent, own flesh and blood, can be a selfish piece of shit!

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