What message did you recieve from your teacher who smacked you about your self-worth, self-image?

That I was bad and that I was stupid.

From your mother's decision to neglect protecting you?

I wasn't valuable enough to protect.

Do you think she responded appropriately?

No.

How would you have wanted her to respond?

To walk back to school with me that afternoon and confront the teacher in the presense of the principal.

Was it possible for her to do so?

Physically, yes.

How did you feel regarding authority figures because of this experience?

The're always out to get you.

How did you feel about your peers?

Don't trust easily. Some are out for their own good even if it means hurting someone.

Did ceasing to complain gain anything for you then?

No more dissapointment. Didn't upset my mother.

Does it still have that reward?

Possibly.

<font color=blue>This above all: To thine own self be true. --Shakespeare</font color=blue>