D1ck's father told Mr. Nye that he believed the cause of D1ck starting stunts like gambling and writing bad checks was due to __________ . D1ck's father told Mr. Nye that he believed the cause of D1ck starting stunts like gambling and writing bad checks was due to __________ . a series of childhood illnesses his traumatic childhood D1ck running around with the wrong girls low self-esteem a concussion from a car accident