"So when are you going to change your mind again?"
It's...tired. It's so tired. They'd love to be able to say they're listening to every word, that there's a reason to listen at all, but...is there? Is there anything here but platitudes he's issued before, only to renege on them when it's most convenient?
"Face consequences. But now you don't have to." Their eyes have hooded, closed at half-mast. They aren't looking at him anymore. "Make a promise. But only when I say. Tell me when things are wrong. But don't, because then I get mad. I don't want you to change. But please stop getting into trouble. Don't disappear. But it's okay if I do."
How are they supposed to tell?
How are they supposed to tell what his word means, at any given time, when it's always being shifted around?
"I'm tired of guessing what adults really mean. They always lie. Like I'm too stupid to figure it out."
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It's...tired. It's so tired. They'd love to be able to say they're listening to every word, that there's a reason to listen at all, but...is there? Is there anything here but platitudes he's issued before, only to renege on them when it's most convenient?
"Face consequences. But now you don't have to." Their eyes have hooded, closed at half-mast. They aren't looking at him anymore. "Make a promise. But only when I say. Tell me when things are wrong. But don't, because then I get mad. I don't want you to change. But please stop getting into trouble. Don't disappear. But it's okay if I do."
How are they supposed to tell?
How are they supposed to tell what his word means, at any given time, when it's always being shifted around?
"I'm tired of guessing what adults really mean. They always lie. Like I'm too stupid to figure it out."