silkworm
can o' (silk)worms
Alex had to insist on this because if you had spoken about the ridiculing, it would have shown Alex had failed in his duty of care to you. In other words, Alex was thinking of himself, not you.I never responded saying I was bullied, because I never wanted to entertain such a low act.
That and Alex pepped talked me so hard before I was thrown out onto the stage with Sonia that I thought I had nowhere to go if I admitted to being ridiculed in the house.. He insisted I didn't mention anything of the sort...And back then I thought it was a weakness to admit that I had felt destroyed at times...