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I shakefrom, Mom I know you feel this is what needs to happen, but I’e”

I turn to look at ed well over the years His hair is a salt and pepper medley woman like, and the wrinkles that stand out uished He’s kept his six foot two frame trim Dressed in a pair of khakis and a crisp white button-up shirt, he’sup I have to hand it to his neife, Kathy She’s gotten him to loosen hi I can’t forgive

Why not just divorce? What purpose did cheating serve? There was no love lost between the two, clearly My parents’ dealings with one another were luke-waruess how many women there were before he landed on Kathy

“Are you going to punish ?” my father asks quietly

“Let’s not pretend it was a sa her in front of the entire toho knew da, and put me down every step of the way”

“No, I tried to mold you into someone set up for success”

“At the expense of my happiness? We both knoasn’t cut out for the doctor or lawyer route, so why force the issue? Because it hurt your pride that I wasn’t like you”

“Oliver, there were a s you could’ve done You had lirades and the extracurricular activities that would allow you to pursue a college degree, or at the very least get you into a trade school”

“Or neither of those two options, because we see I took an alternative route”

“Which was a huge gamble”

“That paid off,” I counter

“Luckily for you, yes it did For a million others it didn’t”

I rollunder his roof dealing with his stifling rules

“Listen, we’ll never agree on how to succeed in life I understand that The difference of opinions is no reason why you and I can’t have a ful relationship”

“I really can’t do this right now, Dad,” I say as I blow out