He’s frequently a class clown and someone who has to say or do outrageous things in any group to get attention.
That line caught my eye.
The one class clown I was ever personal friends with was a kid whose mother could never, ever allow him to be right, or smart, or interesting, or the center of anyone's attention. She extinguished everyone's interest in him, so of course when he was away from her he was desperate to be interesting. (I was friends with this guy in high school, before the internet existed, and I suspect this is why he was only a joker and not a prankster. Jokers are much easier to enjoy.)
There's not enough information in the letter to really draw any conclusions about Toby's family life, but I do have to note that LW doesn't mention anything they like about their kid.
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That line caught my eye.
The one class clown I was ever personal friends with was a kid whose mother could never, ever allow him to be right, or smart, or interesting, or the center of anyone's attention. She extinguished everyone's interest in him, so of course when he was away from her he was desperate to be interesting. (I was friends with this guy in high school, before the internet existed, and I suspect this is why he was only a joker and not a prankster. Jokers are much easier to enjoy.)
There's not enough information in the letter to really draw any conclusions about Toby's family life, but I do have to note that LW doesn't mention anything they like about their kid.