I could control Dad, unless... «The Pale-Faced Lie»

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  cat_on_the_shelf

  22 января 2022

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  I could control Dad, unless his anger had reached a fever pitch. The trick was to catch him before that happened. It took split-second timing. On that night it worked.

  The best way to control Mom was to make her feel important. All I needed to do was agree with whatever she said, and then I could convince her she had allowed me to be late. Once she thought I was on her side, I didn’t have to worry about her saying anything to Dad—but I had to talk to her before he got home.

  Neither one was hard to figure out. Staying as far away as possible from both of them was the best form of self-defense.

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