[It sure does. But, ah, that question... He might as well be honest here, since he's danced around the rest.]
Not especially. My dad's barely ever around, and I get the sense that if my mother cared to acknowledge me outside of me doing something that directly affected her or her reputation somehow, we'd do it a lot more often.
[He... probably loves his dad--he thinks? He knows he used to look up to the man more than anything, despite the absences. But there's clearly very little concern for his mother.]
If anything, I imagine she's happier with me out of her hair.
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Not especially. My dad's barely ever around, and I get the sense that if my mother cared to acknowledge me outside of me doing something that directly affected her or her reputation somehow, we'd do it a lot more often.
[He... probably loves his dad--he thinks? He knows he used to look up to the man more than anything, despite the absences. But there's clearly very little concern for his mother.]
If anything, I imagine she's happier with me out of her hair.