Life's Curve Balls

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Billy putting hand on Krissy

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You just had to start that fight with mom, didn't you?

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What was I supposed to do, Krissy? Let your mother tell you how I am the reason why she is unhappy?

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SO? you know how mom can be!

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that still does not give her the right to talk about like that

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you could've let it go.

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krissy, all she does is sit on her butt, complainuing how her life is horrible.

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but dad-

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she has no right to disrespect me. she just expects something to come up out of the blue! that will never happen~

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well yeah, that's unreasonable. but dad

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Krissy, how many times does she say mean things about me?

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....a lot....

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and how many times have i come up to you and said horrible things about her?

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well...not as many.

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exactly! she has no right to talk about me to my own kids! it's like she's trying to plany her own opinion if me into you and your sister's heads.

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i don't let the things she says change my opinion about you.

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she should not talk about me.

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i know
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i just don't want to hear you guys fighting anymore

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everything will be better.

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if you and mom would just put away your differences, we could be one big happy family again.

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krissy- your mom and I

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what? don't love each other anymore? don't want to live in the same house? blah blah blah, that's all i hear. I just don't understand why I have to sufer because you both fell out of love.

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krissy, calm down, everything will be-

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all right? no it won't, dad, you're leaving and i have to live with Mom and Kate. i can't live with those to.

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yes you can, everything will be ok.

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yeah right!

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trust me, it will be for the best.

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no, it won't be. mom favors kate over me. she always tells me how great kate is and how i should be more like her. no matter what i do, kate always does something better.

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you know your mom loves you just as much as she loves your sister

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no, she doesn't. remember the softball game against Northern Heights?
I hit a homerun, and she didn't care at all.

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I remember. I was on my way to the snack bar when i heard the crowd cheer. i looked back and i saw you running to home plate. i was so proud of you.

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well, i remeber standing over home plate, getting ready to swing. i had the bat in my hand. then i heard mom say"krissy, don't screw up." i remember thinking to myself how much i wanted to get a homerun so she would be proud of me. so when the pitcher threw the ball, i hit it with all my might. after running around the bases, i went to mom. i was so excited. i finally thought she was going to be proud of me, for once. do you know what she said to me?

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what did she say?

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she said, "you know, if kate was on your softball team, she'd be hitting homeruns like that every game. you should step up your game." i didn't even get a good job from her.

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krissy, that was one time. your mom was definitely impressed with your homerun.

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no, she wasn't. and that wasn't just the only time. i can name three other times when she said i should be more like kate.

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when?

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well, whenever i get my report card, she always tells me Kate did better in that class. at almost every dance recital i ever had, she pointed out everything i did wrong, and told me that kate should teach me to dance with more grace. also, remember the time i came home from school and i was soexcited that dan asked me to homecoming?

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yes. he was the guy that did track who you were head over heels for, right?

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yeah, that guy. well mom told me, that at my age, kate had so many more boyfriends. she said i should act more like kate, and maybe i will get a boyfriend if i am lucky.

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Krissy, you know your mom is proud of you for whatevert you do. she just wants you to do the best you can.

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she sure doesn't show it.

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you know when i was a kid, your granmother becky did the same thing with my uncle chris.

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really?

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yes, she would always tell me that i should be like uncle chris. she favored him so much.

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but you and grandma are so close now.

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we were never that close when we were growing up.....i have to do so that everytime i look into a mirror i am proud.

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you know what, your right! i shouldn't care what mom thinks or says to me. i should go right up to her and say "i don't care that you think i should be more like kate. i am going to be me, no matter what anyone says." well maybe not.

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why not?

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i'm afraid of what she's going to say.

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listen. you don't owe your mom or anyone anything. you do what is best for you. you understand?

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yes i do. i just don't want mom to get mad at me.

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even if she gets mad, she will get over it. you just have to do what is best for you, and letting her know how much she hurts you is a start.

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but was mom always like this?

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no.......it's not understandble why she changed.

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dad it's mom. i mean, a lot of the things she does are not understandabole. remember the time she said "im going out for a little bit, and like five hours later she came back with a new car?

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haha. yeah.

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or the other time, when she came home with some freshbaked pizza from new york, out of the blue?

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i remember that. she drove two hours just to get us pizza. it was nuts.

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but it was the best pizza ever

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yeah, it was.

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see, mom is just different,

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definetely......that feeling will never change.

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dad, how can you still love her, even after everything she puts you though?

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well you have to understand.....faults and differences.

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i doubt it.

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wow. it's pouring out there.

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yeah it is.

dad?

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yes, krissy?

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i'm really scared of what's going to happen. i want the fighting to stop, but i don't want you to move away.

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krissy,.....take you to.

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but, dad you don't understand how much pain kate and i have to go through.

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actually.....and i was happier.

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will i become happier?

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of course...it will be for the best.

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i hope so.

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don't worry! everything will be all right. and i wil be there every step of the way for you.

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hey, it looks like it stopped raining.

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yeah and the sun came back out. i guess the rain was just passsing through.

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yeah.

dad?

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yes krissy?

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can we go pratice my pitching?

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why would you pratice pitching if you play second base?

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well, last week at pratice coach saw me pitch. he told me that he might let me pitch at the game this saturday. besides, i don't like second place. i want to pitch.

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ok krissy.

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hey, dad?

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yes?

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thank you.

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for what?

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for just beign an awesome dad.

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no problmem. now lets go! im going to teach you how to throw a curve ball.

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will you teach me the screw ball too?