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>Dad was absent - worked from 6am - 6pm, on weekends he'd prefer doing his own thing
>Mom was absent - runs her own business from 10am - 10pm, only see her during lunch and dinner
>Younger siblings all seem to be busy after school, would go out with their friends all the time
>Dad bought me a PS1 and eventually a PS2 to keep me occupied
>Our family was... quiet, my siblings' friends remarked they were jealous of us because we never got into fights, what they didn't know was that we just didn't talk to each other
>Flat middle-class household, dad bought a new car every 4-5 years
>Over the years, dad died and mom is dying, siblings all live out of state now - I still live with her to take care of her
it's weird having to give a fuck about someone who never gave a fuck about you
she'd tell me constantly how I'm a good son because I'm still around, truth is I was never going anywhere in life anyway
