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Dysfunctional Relationships
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It was then that my gaze happened to fall on the bookcase, on the gap there, where the old paperback of "Nine Stories" had fallen flat. "Where's the thing?" I said.
"What thing?"
"The mesh. My mesh."
She shrugged. "I tossed it."
"Tossed it? Where? What do you mean?"
In the next moment I was in the kitchen, flipping open the lid of the trash can, only to find it empty. "You mean outside?" I shouted. "In the dumpster?"
When I came thundering back into the room, she still hadn't moved. "Jesus
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― Stories II: The Collected Stories of T. Coraghessan Boyle, Volume II
― Stories II: The Collected Stories of T. Coraghessan Boyle, Volume II
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Listening to Eddy describe his relationship with our mom seemed to indicate that what I feared would be my reality. He never talked poorly about our mother, but he was as honest and sincere as he could be. In a way, he was almost defensive of her to us – trying to help us understand what life had been like for her, so that we could comprehend the choices that she had made.
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― Are You My Mommy?
― Are You My Mommy?
Sad, Scared, Confused is a conversation between a nine year old boy and his parents about sexual…more
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