The marriage was coming undone in front of them. Let’s go buy something, he said consolingly. She said ok. Though she knew it wouldn’t help.
Tagged: Family (813)
T 5628
The balloon floats away and the girl asks, Is it going to heaven? and I say, No but it will kill some birds, and she wails. And I feel smug.
T 5620
I ran over a squirrel. Dumbest squirrel ever, I lamented. My daughter started crying. Let this be a lesson, I said. I was winging it. Badly.
T 5611
The philosopher mumbles about the transitive nature of nature. His son says, Dad I just stepped on a worm. But dad always brings work home.
T 5609
The wait at the ATM was interminable and her kid yelled, My mom said daddy tastes likes broccoli! and she decided she didn’t need the money.
T 5607
He sits and sits. And waits. Then it grows dark. And he sits. And a child flips on the light. I was waiting for someone to do that, he says.
T 5605
My father said, I totaled the car. I could see the remorse written on his face. And I said, Boomers ruin everything.
T 5584
He puts his fork down and says, Who cooked this? and his wife says, My mom, and her mom is sitting in front of him. The marriage wasn’t long.
T 5578
I spoke to her and wished I hadn’t. I kicked a rock and felt bad about it. I called my dad. I’m a mess, I told him. Join the club, he sighed.
T 5567
Toys fly through the air. The parents apologize to each other and find themselves attracted to the wrong people. The kids sit back and watch.
