And Once You Say This Is True,

Dad Mistook - For Some Reason Unbeknownst To Me - He Mistook His Family For A Platoon Of Marines. I Mean, He - The Exact Same Thing He Brought To The Disciplining Of A Squadron, A Battalion, A Platoon, He Brought To The Disciplining Of His Children. He Ran The House - He Had Saturday Morning Inspections For Us, He Had White-glove Inspections For Us As Kids.

Anyone Who Agrees To Be Interviewed Must Decide Where To Draw The Line Between What Is Public And What Is Private. But The Line Can Shift, Depending On Who Is Asking The Questions. What Puts Someone On Guard Isn't Necessarily The Fear Of Being 'found Out.' It Sometimes Is Just The Fear Of Being Misunderstood.

The Line Changed My Life 'cause I Thought Of Some Poor Woman I Hadn't Even Met Walking Around The United States Or The World Not Knowing She's Going To Be Beaten Up By Me And These Kids, Unborn, Not Knowing They Were Going To Be Born Into The Family Of A Child-beater Just Because I Was. So It Really Did Have A Great Effect On Me.

I Mean, Dad Was One Of These People Who Simply Could Not Lose, You Know? He Could Not Stand It When A Kid Was Beating Him. He Would Go Crazy When The Child Came To That Moment, Which, You Know, You Have To Come To - I Mean, Dad Played Old Maids Like He Played Football. He Just Simply Had To Win Every Single Thing Every Single Time.

What Puts Someone On Guard Isn't Necessarily The Fear Of Being Found Out.