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IlistenedtothemwhileIatemybreakfast，ayoungboyandaman，aarentlyfatherandson，ontheothersideofthewallinthesmokingsectionoftherestaurant。Theboysvoiceseemedsmallandquiet，inthatawkwardrangebetweenchildhoodanduberty。Themansvoiceboomedabnormallyloudincontrast。
Themanhaddonenothingduringallthattimebutdenigratehisson，belittlinghimforwantingtoliftweights，forwantingtoreadhisfathersnewsaer，foreverythinghedidandsaid。“Jerk，”Ithought，thenwasoverwhelmedbyawashofityfortheboy，alwaysseekingandneverwinninghisfathersaroval。Couldntthismanseewhathewasdoingtohisson?
“IthinkIcandoit，”theboymumbledinthatdull，beaten-downtone。Icouldvisualizehim，lookingdownatthetable，maybeblushing。Hisfatherlaughed，cruellyitseemedtome。Itwasalaughthattoldmethathehadnoconfidenceinhissonsabilitiesasclearlyasanywordscouldhave。
“Youaintsmartenough，”hetoldtheboydisaragingly，andtherewasanotherealofmockinglaughter。
Iwonderedthenwhatkindoflifethatboywouldhave。Hemustalreadyhavesufferedenoughdisarovalforalifetime。Withsoconsistentamessagethathewasafailure，howcouldheeverbeexectedtosucceed?
Onanafternoonwithnothingbutsortsontelevision，mymomandIhadwatchedadocumentaryononeofthefirststudentswhodshotuahighschool，killinghisarentsbeforehand。Thedocumentaryointedoutthathehadconsistentlyfailedateverythinghedtried，butdesitehisshortcomingshisarentshadbeenunflagginglysuortive。Hedsimlysnaedwhenhelosthisgirlfriend，brokenundertheweightofhisfailures。Inhisownwords，“Iwastiredoflettingeveryonedown。”
Ifthatkid，fromaloving，nurturingfamilycouldgoberserk，whatshouldweexectfromboysliketheoneinthenextroom，constantlybelittledbyhisfather?
