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Please, spare me the "you should go look her up" or "you should forgive her" replies. It's much better for all concerned that we keep our distance. I'll forgive her when she's dead.

You'll get no arguments from me. Congratulations on overcoming your inauspicious beginnings. You are proof that Nietsche was right: "That which does not kill me makes me stronger."

[ReadMyMind]

You don't know that he's proof of any particular philosophy. Perhaps with good parenting, he'd be 10x as rich or 10x as happy or residing in the White House. We can't really know.