He has his own room, his own friends, his own life.” After a minute I said,
“But he’s part of the family, Dad. And it just doesn’t seem right that he’s never been over for a visit.
Not even on Christmas or Thanksgiving!” “He doesn’t want to, sweetheart.
One year your mother and I insisted he spend Thanksgiving with us,
and it was the biggest disaster you can imagine. He broke a window out of the car, he was that upset.”
“But… why haven’t we been visiting him? I know you have, but the rest of us. Why not?”
“Well, it’s draining. Your mother finds it incredibly depressing, and I understand that.
We both agreed that it was no place to take small children.”
He accelerated onto the highway, silent behind the wheel. Finally he said,
“The years just seem to slip away, Julianna. One day you have a baby in your arms,
and the next you realize she’s very nearly a woman.” He smiled at me sadly.
“I love David, but he is a burden, and I guess I wanted to protect you from that.
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