his daughters heart swung agilely
troublingly through across up and down the jungle gym as if it were beating in a
primates chest
her six year relationship was cruelly
beheaded by her boyfriend who said he couldnt trust her anymorewho said he was
struggling with the end of it who whined
to mutual friends to cinch sympathy and
who began dating a barista at his favorite coffee shop two weeks after he broke
up with her
he mitigated his circumstance
he cherrypicked his facts
yes she was his daughter
yes her hurt would be his hurt and concerna
parent is always a parentchicks leaving the nest didnt negate that he was her
father
he wouldnt have had children if he didnt want
to be a fatherdidnt want to assume the awesome responsibility of raising childrentrying
his best to direct them
he laid out his reasons
they laid out theirs
but after all it was their lives to
live and he would have failed them if they
didnt make their own choices and live their lives as he chose to live his
aside from being a parent
he was their oldest friend
she twisted and turned on her
emotions hung her feet off the ground
he told her unfortunately(as she knew) it was a
necessary part of the process itd get
better then it wouldnt then it
would and wouldnt then one day without note or triumph it
would be just another day in her life
the hurt alleviated
what wasnt part of the process however
was the neglect she enduredsuffered at the hands of his family who made
pronouncements of love to herhis parents professed they loved her like a daughter
his sisters they loved her like a sister
THEN
as he slinked
away from their relationshipdumping anything and everything he could on his
daughter be footloose and fancyfree as
possible Ill think about it his consistent rejoinder to everything his daughter
held up to him Ill think about it
he
never did
he didnt even have to moxie to
tell his parents he broke up with his daughterhe let his sisters disseminate
the news left the heavy lift to everyone
else because he was emotionally unkept unable to face the music
though what music
his sisters and parents didnt
reply to his daughters outreachdidnt console her or at the very least say their
truly enjoyed the years she spent in their livestheir shared timebreaking bread
in confidence
when you take someone into your confidenceconfide
in them you have a relationship
thats what he taught his daughtersthey
taught his daughters
his daughter said maybe she set
the bar too high
NO
You
provide to a relationship what you hope will be returned to youit is yes an expectation however some people cloy on it they use
you and you do not know youve been used
until times such as this
you risk that in any relationship
you begin
if it doesnt come back to you
thats not your problem
its theirs
he wanted to write his daughters
boyfriends parents
but then he realised he would assault
their parentingpity their inability to raise thoughtful adults
thoughtful adults descend from
thoughtful parents
they werent
they would only take umbrage from
his sharp words
so he didnt writehe quietly
conceded to his daughter that everyone has the right to breeda right to breed without
considering their offspring
he just wished they named their
children Sex so others might realise their children would need more help than those
children who were birthed in love
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Chicago
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