Why do you complain about them so much? Look at their lives, for Pete's sake. They saw their only daughter crushed so badly that her eyes had popped out. They saw the wreckage with two trains on top of the one where she lay. They saw how horrifying her fair, beautiful face had become. And soon after that, they waited for 11 days in the hospital hoping their eldest grandchild will survive the accident. All in vain! And you still bitch about them? You know, they are living the lives of the dead. They are corpses walking in their rooms. Silent, non-existent and almost useless. Their other son or daughter-in-law haven't even come to meet them after they moved here! What kind of a life is that? And you hurl mean words at them??
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How can you be so young and whine about what life has to dole out to you? You speak like you are bearing the weight of the world, o Atlas! All of us have had a burden to bear but we don't remind ourselves and certainly not others about it. Life has so many complications, sorrows, cruelties and starkness to offer that we don't need to focus on it more than necessary. Yes, life has given you a hard time. I agree if you said you probably have had a shitty childhood. I'll also allow the rough time you have at work. But what's the point in dwelling on that? I have not known a young person like you bemoan their burdens as much as you do. Life is bittersweet. Get used to it.
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You claim to love her? It's her birthday and I see no gift, I see no repair works or even a card. I don't see you making reservations for dinner. I don't even see you planning a minuscule present. Hell, have you atleast entertained the idea of celebrating her birthday? Shame on you for calling yourself a husband.
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You know that silence between us when you say something rash? That's a tiny piece of my heart tearing away from you and depositing itself in a cave of sadness. I can never be angry with you. I can never not love you. But I can be saddened by you. And that sadness is so engulfing, so real and so heartbreaking.
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How can you be so young and whine about what life has to dole out to you? You speak like you are bearing the weight of the world, o Atlas! All of us have had a burden to bear but we don't remind ourselves and certainly not others about it. Life has so many complications, sorrows, cruelties and starkness to offer that we don't need to focus on it more than necessary. Yes, life has given you a hard time. I agree if you said you probably have had a shitty childhood. I'll also allow the rough time you have at work. But what's the point in dwelling on that? I have not known a young person like you bemoan their burdens as much as you do. Life is bittersweet. Get used to it.
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You claim to love her? It's her birthday and I see no gift, I see no repair works or even a card. I don't see you making reservations for dinner. I don't even see you planning a minuscule present. Hell, have you atleast entertained the idea of celebrating her birthday? Shame on you for calling yourself a husband.
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You know that silence between us when you say something rash? That's a tiny piece of my heart tearing away from you and depositing itself in a cave of sadness. I can never be angry with you. I can never not love you. But I can be saddened by you. And that sadness is so engulfing, so real and so heartbreaking.
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