Paul starts betting on the horses because he wants his mother to love him. He senses she does not truly love him or his siblings, and he knows she constantly needs money. Because he can supernaturally predict the winners of races by riding his rocking horse, he begins to do it obsessively, then gives all the winnings to his mother. However, no matter how much Paul wins, it never seems to be enough for her,...
Paul starts betting on the horses because he wants his mother to love him. He senses she does not truly love him or his siblings, and he knows she constantly needs money. Because he can supernaturally predict the winners of races by riding his rocking horse, he begins to do it obsessively, then gives all the winnings to his mother. However, no matter how much Paul wins, it never seems to be enough for her, so he feels he has to rock harder and harder. Paul is too young to realize he cannot win his mother's love by winning money for her at the races. She has a fundamental hole in her heart, which is her incapacity to love others, and no amount of money will ever compensate for that empty space.
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