I'm an asshole

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I don't know what the hell I was thinking. I broke down and told Mom about the woman who wrote me claiming to be the product of Tobias's first marriage. I showed her the letter, then she went into her room and hasn't come out since. The door's locked and when I knock on it, she just tells me she needs a moment alone.

I called Ann and Helene to come over, but they were both busy. I was going to call some of her other friends, but I don't know if they know about Dad's first marriage. So, I called Pete. He's on his way.

Update: She let Pete in there to talk to her, but he locked the door behind him. At least I know she'll be okay if he's in there with her, but what kind of damage have I done?

Comments

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Jack. I can't even imagine what it would have been like if she'd heard it from someone else.

[twistmeup.livejournal.com]

You know, iffin yer ma's anything like mine, she just don't want you to see 'er upset. That might be why she didn't want you 'round 'er after you told 'er.

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

It's true. She does usually try to protect me from that sort of thing.

[twistmeup.livejournal.com]

Ma's are like that. *grins* Mine tried to keep me from seeing how Pa treated 'er when I's little, but it weren't long afore he was treatin' me 'bout the same.

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

Really?

[twistmeup.livejournal.com]

M' pa's never been a right warm natured kinda man. He believes his way's the only way and anyone what don't toe the line gets a lot of what fer.

Don't reckon they's any way I coulda pleased 'im. He weren't happy when I's rodeoin', ner when I married Lureen, ner when little Bobby was born. I don't think m' pa's ever rightly been happy a day in 'is life. He's just nasty and full o' sand.

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

It sounds like he and my father would have gotten along pretty well.

How long have you been married?

[twistmeup.livejournal.com]

Might nigh two years now. We met when I's rodeoin' down here in Texas. She's from Childress. I seen her ridin' barrels and then that night we danced 'n talked. Well a might more 'n talked cause two months later she tole me she's expectin' and there we was, sayin' 'I do'.