This could be the only child in me, but why explain yourself to him? You don't have to explain yourself to anyone that doesn't have the authority over you about anything. Let him think you're bad. Big deal. There's one less person in the world that likes you. One less person that respects you. Big deal.

Let him think that you have no reason for doing what you do. That's a way to make extra money. You've got someone wrapped around your finger and you're unwrapping him.

At the poker table, people are sub-human objects to be taken advantage of. That's their purpose.

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