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y didnt dwight mistreat his own kids?

posted 13 years ago by texxas-1
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[–] MariaLoathesDTWig 13 years ago

Because they were HIS kids.Toby wasn't.

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[–] Seanpdineen 13 years ago

Brillent film, Dwight is a power drunk egotist, who inflicts pain for fun.
As an eagle scout, ashamed to see him do so in a uniform.
Brillent acting by deniro, leo and his mom

[–] MrsMonroe74 13 years ago

1st rule to being an abusive step- parent. NEVER abuse your own kids.

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Hubba Hubba, my name is Bubba.

[–] siobanphotogirl 12 years ago

I don't remember him interacting much with them except to tell Skipper to shut his 'G.D. piehole' .... that's mistreatment as far as I'm concerned.

[–] anthropo 12 years ago

He did mistreat them.. emotionally but not physically the way he mistreated Toby. The elder kids moved away as soon as they could.

[–] TooPrettyInPink 12 years ago

He was pretty nasty to them, too. I guess they were used to it and kept quiet around him so he wouldn't get angry.

[–] Kevlar281 11 years ago

Because his kids had grown up with Dwight and his ways. They knew how to avoid setting him off and if they did cross the line it didn't take much for Dwight to put them back in their place. Toby on the other hand had to be broken so Dwight had to take it to the extreme to try and have his way. It was a constant battle.