Smith, novelist Scott Spencer (Endless Love, 1979) believes society has lost its commitment to children. To- day's youth must compete with the "narcissistic lifestyles" of adults. Children sense they can no longer be "afforded" and, claims Spencer, in a final act of obedience, oblige their parents killing themselves.

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