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DAD’S WEDDINGFATHERHow do you think I feel hearing about it now, for the first time?SONHow can I know what you feel or if you feel anything? This is the first time Iever met you. The second time according to family legend. Or the third time if youcount the initial squirt as a visitation. I hear you are the squirt master. Do Ihave half brothers and sisters, or is that family legend as well?FATHERI have been around but I have also been careful. I’ve never been a cocks man but Ihave had my fill. After the break up - the expression ‘If I knew when I wassingle what I learned as a married guy’ and then I was suddenly single again andknowing it. I’ve had lady friend over the years and went through a time ofunexpected popularity.SONMaybe in your own mind. I just want to know if there are any half sibs out there.FATHERNo, none that have come back to haunt me.SONMaybe I’m the only one not bothered to ask out loud, ‘You are my father’? Ididn’t bring you here to interfere in you life. I wanted to meet you. I wanted totell you about mom in person. That and the money. After you left my mother raisedus in that house. Your family suffered and died in a house which seems not even tobe worth a few dollars to you.Why are you shaking your head? Now I am sorry I bothered. Now I am sorry you aremy father.FATHERIf I had the money it would be yours but Rose wants to marry me and only thearrangement here is stopping it. We’re in love.SONBut marriage is just a piece of paper. Money is paper. You and my new mom can behappy without it. That’s why you both signed a contract.FATHERI agree with you son. I agree. But Rosie is old fashioned that way. They sayunlucky in love - lucky in business. Now that I have a wonderful lady I am flatbroke.SONDoes she even know you have kids? And that’s obviously not your real hair. Is sherich? What makes her so great? What was wrong with our family?FATHERI can’t explain to you what was wrong with mom and me. But I am happy now. I paidmy dues and I have waited a long time for this. Why can’t you let me have that.Maybe you’re too young to understand. Maybe you have to have a bad marriage first.SONI ‘m not that young, 24. Do you remember?
 
FATHERA big boy with his own lawyer. Still taking college classes with no plan in mindor graduation scheduled.SONYou’re no example. I want to make something of my life.FATHERI am sorry for what you think of me but if you saw how she was breaking me downinside. I would have soon hung myself if I stuck with her. That’s all you need toknow because someday you might find yourself in a similar situation. I’m stillalive and I’ve got a little bit of hope.SONMom said you’re a selfish piece of shit.FATHERI worked three jobs and didn’t have a home except a suitcase and door number thatkept changing. I took the worst job in my company and traveled because it meant abigger check went to pay for a home for your mother and you.SONNow you want to buy my half of the house?FATHERI need the place so I can be free to get married.SONDo you know how angry we were and how dead I had to become on the outside to getout of mom’s house. You should have to live there 20 years the way we did.FATHERThere is nothing I can do for you. I am sorry you feel that way but I think aprofessional can help you.SONDo you think there is a pill for me? A cure for having feelings and responding tothe pain and disappointment.FATHERYou have got to let go of those emotions.SONI have. I know I can never make you experience how pathetic it was being alonewith mom. You were old enough to leave and So you did. I never believed the thingsshe said about you sometimes that wasn‘t easy and I struggled with them in myheart. Your relationship is none of my business. But now you have given mesomething I can use to hurt you. So that you can experience the years ofemptiness. Until you can look around and feel like me and think life sucks.FATHERI am sorry you feel that way. You have your mother’s attitude toward life. I neveronce thought life sucked - as you say - and I never will. I went through some realshit too. I know one thing, even when I was most down - and I was - even when Iwas contemplating suicide it was because I knew there could be a better lifepossible than the one I was living at that time. I needed help and I got it.
 
SONDon’t worry about me. I asked you here for a reason. I am in total control.FATHERDo you think I am down here by choice? That money was supposed to go into thehouse not for you to hire a lawyer.Maybe the money I sent you didn’t amount to much. I admit it, you had a toughlife.SONI was just a baby when you left but I had to grow up to be the man of the house. Iwas just a kid.FATHERIt’s tough all over, that’s what I discovered. I thought by leaving I couldrecover some of my pride. I did, my personal pride but socially I became adoormat. There were other women but not one ever wanted to be a part of extendedfamily. I don’t blame them. And if I can give a bit of fatherly advice; Don’t havechildren. Minors carry so much weight in court - they automatically get a lawyer.And they tie you down.SONThat’s your considered opinion?FATHERI’m not the first and you won’t be the last.SONTwo years with mom and me, before my brother is born and you are gone. Two yearsof parenting twenty years ago. You can’t give advice based on a faded memory. Youdon’t know what it’s like to be trembling behind doors with mom and the baby.FATHERThose things were all your mother’s doing. Her friends and her relationships hadnothing to do with me. Why do you think I had to get out?SONI don’t know dad. I guess because you were a man you did in your own way what aman does.FATHERDo you believe that? You’re brainwashed.SONThat’s all I’ve ever seen.FATHERWhat about what’s their name, Neenah and Gaga?SONThey’re so out of it. I haven’t seen them since they moved when I was about eight.They don’t want to be close to my mom either.FATHERThere you go, To know her is to hate her.SONShe’s still my mother, I’ve got to take care of her.
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Al

With all the tension between father and son what happens when the extended family is under one leaky roof. What is dad's young girlfriend like? What will it be like between old mom and new gf?

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