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Oh mother, mommy, ma, could you please not tell me anymore family secrets? I'm not in the right mood for that kind of drama. Not tonight, at least. No, really though, not ever. You've already told me more than I care to keep back when I was a child and couldn't sleep. It's sickening. Facts and stories that went way over my head told late at night while you were drinking. I was just trying to escape the boogieman. I always had trouble going to bed. You were supposed to comfort me. You'd end up crying instead. Forcing me to comfort you over things I couldn't comprehend. You just make the nightmares worse.
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May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015 at 2:32 AM UTC
Dear Mom
Oh mother, mommy, ma, could you please not tell me anymore family secrets? I'm not in the right mood for that kind of drama. Not tonight, at least. No, really though, not ever. You've already told me more than I care to keep back when I was a child and couldn't sleep. It's sickening. Facts and stories that went way over my head told late at night while you were drinking. I was just trying to escape the boogieman. I always had trouble going to bed. You were supposed to comfort me. You'd end up crying instead. Forcing me to comfort you over things I couldn't comprehend. You just make the nightmares worse.
JDK
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37/M/American
May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015 at 2:32 AM UTC
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