“You could have come home when she was sick.” Sister B: “I was here for the last week.” A: “She asked for you every day for three years.” B: “I know.” A: (waiting) “That’s it? You know?” B: “What do you want me to say, Claire? That I’m a bad daughter? Fine. I’m a bad daughter. She loved me anyway. That’s what you hate, isn’t it?” (Long pause) A: “I hate that she loved you more.” B: “She didn’t.” A: “Then why did she forgive you for everything?”
Stories explore how individuals struggle to define themselves against the backdrop of their family's expectations. Structural Elements of Complex Relationships “You could have come home when she was sick
“The note said, ‘You were right. I’m sorry I couldn’t be what you needed.’” Arthur’s jaw tightened. “I burned it to protect you from the truth. That your mother was not a victim of circumstance. She was a victim of her own mind, and I was the one who finally stopped enabling her.” That’s what you hate, isn’t it
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