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Certainly, in the case of my dad, who was the oldest son, heir apparent and namesake, there was harsh discipline and humiliation which Donald, seven and a half years younger, was able to witness and learn very specific lessons from: don’t be like Freddy, don’t be kind, don’t be generous, don’t have ‘frivolous’ interests.

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I think the simplest way to put it is to say that Donald continues to need to prove to his father that he’s the tough guy, the killer, the best, you know, that he’s winning all the time, and above all, that he’s not weak. And the ways to be weak in my family were to be kind, to admit mistakes, and to apologize.

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I would sing to my Beanie Babies, and I sort of created this alternate universe where I was famous, and there were thousands of people that I was singing to.

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May 14, 2024

I would sing to my Beanie Babies, and I sort of created this alternate universe where I was famous, and there were thousands of people that I was singing to.

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May 14, 2024

I think the simplest way to put it is to say that Donald continues to need to prove to his father that he’s the tough guy, the killer, the best, you know, that he’s winning all the time, and above all, that he’s not weak. And the ways to be weak in my family were to be kind, to admit mistakes, and to apologize.

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