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Emotional Fatigue Courtesy Exhaustive Vituperative Harangue

Emotional fatigue courtesy exhaustive vituperative harangue... Lobbed and unleashed upon the heads of (yours truly and the missus) so called selfish "monsters." The evening of Wednesday April 19th witnessed us (birth parents of our first born) weathering blistering telephonic brickbats. She (unnamed eldest daughter) spewed venomous bilious froth across aforementioned medium encompassing quite a few hours. Upon being queried how costly the purchase of pre owned 2020 Hyundai Elantra, I responded quasi cryptically indicating nine thousand dollars paid (courtesy trust account, whereby mine older sister made executrix), which represented less than half the total dollar figure of said automobile. Acknowledgement of vehicular acquisition triggered unfettered tirade loosed out the mouth of progeny not only denouncing decision regarding spending beyond my means, but excoriating me for being an ingrate throughout the lifetime of offspring, a veritable charity case, who exercised little or no foresight and abdicating financial responsibilities incumbent upon a negligent father. At a tender vittle young age upsetting behavior on behalf of gifted daughter threats of self harm near impossible mission wrought helplessness at horror parental sense and sensibility, nor forced therapy (which backfired, when prized progeny) violently against professional intervention then cherished child fought tooth and nail desperate measure for measure didst disengage reception and begat stone walling response, when lovely lass verbally probed with kid gloves courtesy child psychologist myopic yet keen eyes of mine did gauge and grievously concluded helplessness and stark similarity when writer of these words in the throes of severe depression viz anorexia nervosa at prepubescent stage race against time confronting uncomfortable truth life of Matthew Harris at stake, thus Boyce and Harriet battle regarding earthling in the balance did wage. Nevertheless ill preparedness to sire kin ushered me into emerging adulthood, where raging hormonal secretion think seminal intercourse without birth control analogous to Russian roulette spin no surprise when haploid male germ cell hit figurative bullseye with resultant "bun in the oven" read embryo a biological win. Though a whip smart girl University of Pennsylvania alumna from engineering school and living independently approximately one third of her life, she never lets us forget financial hardship linkedin with parents who exhibited severe emotional impoverishment, hence psychological indelible rupture forever alienating a sad papa. Despite understandable estrangement after premature ejaculation took aim, (I accept onus of supposed blame) omnipotent bond rent asunder between knight in tarnished armor who could hardly wait until college matriculation time came cuz darling daughter her manifest destiny, she wanted to jimmy and game essentially severing home ties haunted by abominable ghosts of yesteryear donning and modestly trumpeting success at life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness mantle of pridefulness without prejudice wear.

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