Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 3422

He confused his frequent flyer number with his son’s birthday and his family’s confusion made no sense until, hey, they were in Maui, right?

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Twister 3545

He recalls his dad once telling him: Always listen to her, especially when she says try harder. But he can only load the dishwasher so fast.

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Twister 37

The boy said, it’s freezing in here. The mother said, It’s colder outside. The father said, I have bills to pay. The boy said, I don’t care.

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Twister 128

He breaks things not because he’s sloppy but because he doesn’t care. He enjoys what his apathy does to his mother. He’s never forgiven her.

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Twister 220

When my kid said “don’t touch my candy” I thought he meant “eat all of it.” And then I told him, “Son I’m just losing my paternal instinct.”

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Twister 100

The frosting was colored with too much curacao. He knew this would cost him his job but the kids didn’t seem to mind. They called him uncle.

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Twister 397

A wave desperation came over him before he calmed down and accepted that she was leaving. Who’s going to feed the kids? he asked, whimpering

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Twister 469

The morning was noise, the pulling of sheets, the ruination of the deliciousness of waking. I don’t want children anymore, he told his wife.

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Twister 533

The neighbors called them a sitcom family. The parents yelled ethnically. The young kids acted like grownups. And evenings meant group hugs.

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Twister 625

He stubbed his toe and let loose with invective and then noticed his son. And there’s a lot more where that came from, he told the youngster

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