I am reminded that it is Fathers Day, for those who have them.
From my very first (!) romance.
“Surely you cannot stand firm in this, over so trivial a concern. Damn it, boy, if I could live my life over…”
“You’d what?” the younger yelled, throwing his cup at his father with force, spattering
his clothes with stale wine.
“What exactly would you do? Not sleep with the mother I never knew? Ensure you had no bastard to keep at arm’s remove, an all but hidden shame and black sheep that you’re barely willing to acknowledge the existence of?
Certainly you’d not love me, or for that
Reminds me of when they shipped those insulting Italian stereotypes of Jersey Shore to Italy for some stupid reason. The headlines memorably responded calling them "Super cafones."
"The headline on the front page of the Italian newspaper Libero today translated to “Trump is an a**hole.”
7100 words, 37 pages.
Shots fired.
"Trump... has become accustomed to simply describing his fantasy world and expecting that others will agree they see it. If his “fix” ...failed, someone else must be responsible, and they must pay for it."