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Sat 11 Nov 2002Living in Never Never LandWhat happens when a man who had no childhood - and who never grew up - becomes a father? It doesn't bode well for his children, as this week's scary images of a baby boy dangled by his father over a fourth-floor balcony confirm, writes Shane HegartyAs an introduction to the strange childhood that most likely awaits Prince Michael II, this week's events in Berlin were a lively start. It was here that his father Michael Jackson dangled the nine-month-old boy over the balcony of his fourth-floor hotel room. The baby kicked his legs, briefly snagging a foot on the rail, as his dad lifted him over with only one arm.