Shawn's father has written a poem about their relationship that begins with the moments of his birth. Shawn loves that because he enjoys the idea of being a witness at his own birth. The poem reveals Mr. McDaniel's inability to handle Shawn's condition, especially the pain he believes Shawn feels during his seizures. Shawn also says that his father believes him to be a vegetable, a phrase Shawn has never really understood. Mr. McDaniel thinks that Shawn will never be able to enjoy life, and that he will never accomplish the same things that he himself has. This poem has turned Shawn's father into a celebrity. Instead of helping him with his feelings about Shawn, the poem has made Mr. McDaniel a professional victim.
Shawn attended the official premier of the poem two years.....
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