I guess you have a point. But at the same time...I don't know. Yeah. He's still my dad so even with all of the dumb bullshit at the end of the day I guess I still miss him sometimes, too.
[More than he'll own up to but this isn't about John being sad.] Growing up is just weird. That's all. The game did not help at all.
I maybe don't want to get stuck in a feedback loop of stupidity where you don't tell me you're upset because you don't want me to be upset you're upset and vice versa.
I mean, I guess the mature adult response would be to like tell one another when we are upset and then deal with it as a team, but we can also just choose the suppression olympics? I am a gold medalist.
No, holy shit! [ just blurting that out and shit that doesn't clarify - ] I mean, no, it doesn't mean I don't agree. It means I'd way rather try the preschool share circle thing with you than do this again, where we're on different teams and we just - don't talk.
[He blinks in surprise for a second, looking at Dave carefully before he grins just a bit. It's slow and yet he's pleased with that answer while he nods.]
Okay. Then that is what we will do. When things go wrong or something is bothering us, we will take a time out to share and figure it out together. I don't like being on a different team than you either.
If you want? I just don't want to like... [ he doesn't know how to put it, so he just says it. ] ...I don't know if camping out together will help, and if it did it'd still be a bandaid.
A bandaid is better than leaving the wound open, dude, you know this. Figuratively. Don't literally wound yourself. Anyway my point is it will help until we figure out a new solution and I don't mind if we camp out together. To try it.
Not always. [ quietly. ] It's not like I can just call you up every time I want to actually sleep if it does work. So we can camp out if it helps you tonight, but I kinda have to figure out something else long term, and maybe short term.
["Why not" is his first thought since as far as he's concerned he'll do anything for his friends, but rationally speaking Dave's right. They can't keep doing that.]
Camping out isn't a bad idea. Any idea what will help you though?
[ he used to just pester his friends when he couldn't sleep, awake or not, or browse the net or listen to music or...whatever.
he can't do that here.
there's no real way to get someone to watch his back when he sleeps, either. so it's just a matter of catnapping at random and letting john think it's fixed. ]
I'll be fine as soon as the furniture stops talking.
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[More than he'll own up to but this isn't about John being sad.] Growing up is just weird. That's all. The game did not help at all.
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...a lot.
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[ why doesn't dave see an ounce of hypocrisy in this statement. ]
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[i.e Dave doesn't notice it but John does to an extent..]
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I maybe don't want to get stuck in a feedback loop of stupidity where you don't tell me you're upset because you don't want me to be upset you're upset and vice versa.
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Okay. Then that is what we will do. When things go wrong or something is bothering us, we will take a time out to share and figure it out together. I don't like being on a different team than you either.
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Camping out isn't a bad idea. Any idea what will help you though?
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he can't do that here.
there's no real way to get someone to watch his back when he sleeps, either. so it's just a matter of catnapping at random and letting john think it's fixed. ]
I'll be fine as soon as the furniture stops talking.
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