I have empathy for both of them. I read that passage reminded of how I used to be guilty of forgetting how bad my parents were (not as bad as FW and SD, I hasten to add!) between visits, looking forward to the holidays, and then going, "Oh. Right. This is why I don't visit more often," 48 hours into the visit. Visits became shorter and less frequent as this pattern started to sink in, until finally the big estrangement happened.
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Re: Reports from the Dresden State Archive - FW
Date: 2022-01-13 02:56 pm (UTC)I have empathy for both of them. I read that passage reminded of how I used to be guilty of forgetting how bad my parents were (not as bad as FW and SD, I hasten to add!) between visits, looking forward to the holidays, and then going, "Oh. Right. This is why I don't visit more often," 48 hours into the visit. Visits became shorter and less frequent as this pattern started to sink in, until finally the big estrangement happened.