Aug 27, 2019

Ways your parents' behaviors shaped who you are today






When she'd run out of steam, Stella rubbed her hands over her face. "Goddamn it."
"That's a lot of bitching, whining, and venom to pack into a quarter of an hour. 
She sounds like a very talented woman."
It took Stella a minute—a minute where she let her hands slide into her lap 
so she could stare into Roz's face. Then she let her own head fall back 
with a peal of laughter.
"Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, she's loaded with talent. Thanks."
"No problem. My mama spent most of her time—at least the time 
we were on earth together—sighing wistfully over her health. Not 
that she meant to complain, so she said. I very nearly put that on her 
tombstone. 'Not That I Mean to Complain.'"
"I could put 'I Don't Ask for Much' on my mother's."
"There you go. Mine made such an impression on me that I went 
hell-bent in the opposite direction. I could probably cut off a limb, 
and you wouldn't hear a whimper out of me."
"God, I guess I've done the same with mine. 
I'll have to think about that later." 



Blue Dahlia




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By Humyra khandoker - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76617469






Whether your parents were your best friends or you barely knew them, 
your relationship with Mom and Dad had an impact on who you are today.