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You ever feel like no one listens to you? My life today.
Inevitably today, I had that same old conversation. The one where someone asks me why Ben lost his license. Oh, DUI, they assumed. I'm an open book. Probably to a fault. Because I present this idea of not giving a fuck. And about that I don't. He made a mistake. He made the exact same mistake I did. But because the kid stays with the mom. Typically. It's not just that. It's a lot of grey areas. Of course it is. And I used to think I'd push the issue and "help him". But I don't want to change him and he just doesn't have a connection. Does it suck? Yes. Can I understand his point of view entirely? Fuck no I can't. I would never be made to carry a baby as a female if I said no. He would have said no. But yeah, things aren't picture perfect in real life. This inevitably, led to a further conversation. About what Ben does while I work. A conversation that I finally had to tell the other person that we'd never agree on and totally cha...