Tagged: Family (813)

T 6351

I called her again, and she said no to me again, and then I called my father and asked, When are things hopeless? and he said, At the start.

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T 6350

We met at the park. We watched our children play, and we talked. Which led to flirtation. My kids are already disappointed in me, she said.

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T 6346

Then we were on the floor. Crafting our family. We took a shower. I feel indifferent, I admitted. She started to cry. I passed her the soap.

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T 6336

Dawn broke. He opened the door with resignation. He smelled like the end of a marriage. Where were you? she asked. Take a sniff, he replied.

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T 6324

We sat down to dinner and ate in a funereal silence. Then suddenly we were yelling at each other. And then we enjoyed some pies for dessert.

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T 6321

I looked at my son. I’d been feeling badly about things. You’re the future, I told him. That sucks, he said. He still had his sense of humor.

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T 6297

He grows tired of making money. It’s never enough, he tells his wife. That’s my line, she says. And he realizes he’s let her down once again.

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T 6273

Their kid comes running over and says, Dad I lost my tooth! and his father says, I lost my job! and the mother says, There is no tooth fairy.

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T 6266

The baby started to cry again. She nudged him and he said, I’m having a nice dream. And she nudged him again. And the baby continued to cry.

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T 6219

We grew old and too fat for our clothes. I blame your pie, I said one day. I still had to clean the toilet. But I had trouble bending over.

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