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Old 07-29-2007, 07:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
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There is no real reason to believe that father was selfish about anything.
So the lyrics "Daddy gave me a name / Then he walked away" indicate to you a father who was loving, devoted and concerned about the upbringing of his child? Along with the lines about the boy seeing his mother beaten and sometimes receiving a birthday card.

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It is just making assumption without any evidence or facts.
Yeah, 10 year old kids are still pretty stupid and he probably didn't have a clue what was going on even though he was there through it all.

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I believe we must always assume the parents are innocent.
Sure, our legal system is based on that idea. But what if the parent is given a chance to speak and rams their foot in their mouth and incriminates themself to every accusation?
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