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did the mom know danny was psychic?


The mom asks danny if the dad got the job and he says yes ..but they didnt like each other. The mother is then pleased.
Did mama ask danny this because she knew he would know.. psychically?

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In the book, some examples of Danny's power were described before that scene, they already knew since he was younger that he had powers and when she asked she assumed he would know the answer, as usual!

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When she then asked Danny whether Jack was drinking again, I got a little uncomfortable. She was using her son's magic power to snoop on his father. She was potentially inserting the boy into an ongoing struggle between his own parents. That's inappropriate parenting by Mommy!

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