Lonnie had made up a certain lie about his daughter, she was born nine months ago, and he lied about her health, and that she died later. At first glance, he thought by making up this lie he would be able to get off work, since he already used up all of his sick, and personal days for the year. But since he liked the thought of getting off work, he got addicted to it, and repeated himself each day. It reminded him of how much free time he had to …show more content…
Clover was on board with the mother, and wife deal, but on the other side Lonnie wasn't ready for adulthood, or parenthood. When you get married, you make vowels to each other, and when you have a child you make a deal that you will put all of your responsibly towards that child. You could agree that their relationship is dying, because they didn't think things through when they met about their responsibilities. He was in a band, and they both rushed into marriage, and now Lonnie isn't settled into being a dad. Now he is going out a lot, lying, and not having a good relationship with the one he loves. They're both needling each other, and stopped talking through the story, which makes their marriage difficult. He would've spoke up, and talked to her instead he lacked it in an unhealthy