Tagged: Family (813)

Twister 3425

He opened his eyes and looked at the alarm clock and it was way too early and he decided not to wake up his wife to tell her he was annoyed.

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Twister 3572

The kids run around the house. Screaming. She drains pasta in the sink and burns her finger. He opens a beer. When did this happen? he asks.

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Twister 49

There was a station wagon. He felt affection for it. The faux wood paneling. The excessive blind spots. The poor mileage. The funky smells.

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Twister 160

And then he said, I’m just going to wear gingham. His mother was appalled. Get out of this house, she said. Green gingham, he said, dancing.

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Twister 238

My kid’s favorite expression now is, I couldn’t care less. And every time he says it I think of how much I used to love him when he was born

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Twister 310

That was close, the kid said. No it wasn’t, his father said. It was miles away. That’s what you’ll tell your mommy. Now who wants ice cream?

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Twister 410

His parents named him Philip but he grew up calling himself Harvey. He thought it sounded French. His mother bemoaned her mistake. Publicly.

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Twister 500

He was constipated. His pharmacist called his stomach a storage facility. HIs children laughed at him. He wife kept saying not tonight, dear

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Twister 564

It was last call in one of those cities that closed down early. The men went home to have another drink, eat peanuts and ignore their wives.

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Twister 637

It was the laughter of children that shamed him most. And being caught without pants. And peeing into the laundry hamper after a rough night

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