[And it seems like he's going to leave it there for a second.
He sighs. Well, okay. It's not like he hasn't already shared this with somebody else. At least this time he can run through it fast, instead of having her watch the entire thing.
Here we go.]
My mother died a few months before that memory. My dad was just barely managing to go to work. I didn't want us to fall apart. I was the oldest, so I asked him to let me do all the house chores. Cooking, cleaning, laundry- that stuff.
It was a stupid, small thing that was the catalyst.
During dinner, my little brother said he wanted mom's food instead and refused mine. The day after, I meant to get groceries to make stew like hers, but I ended up walking away from home instead.
[That is the kind of 10 year old stress Omi was under.]
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[Omi, you were maybe 10.]
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[ what kind of stress are you having at 10yo, omi ]
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[And it seems like he's going to leave it there for a second.
He sighs. Well, okay. It's not like he hasn't already shared this with somebody else. At least this time he can run through it fast, instead of having her watch the entire thing.
Here we go.]
My mother died a few months before that memory. My dad was just barely managing to go to work. I didn't want us to fall apart. I was the oldest, so I asked him to let me do all the house chores. Cooking, cleaning, laundry- that stuff.
It was a stupid, small thing that was the catalyst.
During dinner, my little brother said he wanted mom's food instead and refused mine. The day after, I meant to get groceries to make stew like hers, but I ended up walking away from home instead.
[That is the kind of 10 year old stress Omi was under.]
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You put too much on your shoulders. It wasn't something you should've handled alone.
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... At least after that pops started helping out at home.
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[ She sighs. ]
At least he came around soon enough.
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[... Was he...]
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[ Medb does not think he did his best. ]
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The past shapes you.
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