[caww]

Yes but wasn't that to straighten him out for disciplinary measures....he was more than a handful as he's confessed.

[Catsrus]

And, he’s still a handful.

[hoosiermama]

At first discipline. (He was following not leading also suggested) .Later it appears his friends were there and he chose to stay.
One article suggested that his mother Mary recognized his low self esteem and with Norman Vincent Peale influence of positive thinking created the boastful attitude