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Brotherly Bummer Plods Along His Staid Usual Humdrum Life Part Two

does bound by marriage appeal, yet the missus would be left high and dry, (or low and wet if she dwelt closer to sea level), this bleakness especially pronounced as role of fatherhood no longer viable, enjoyable, applicable aware how offspring impacted by poor examples of parents accentuated by appalling housekeeping, additionally progeny's psyche indelibly defiled, hi-jacked, scarred with husband and wife devoid of affection toward each other, and NOT prioritizing welfare of deaux darling daughters want nothing more with us, which evokes sentimentality, when interaction between biological dada and then young girls generated laughter and utterances regularly voicing "I love you and mama" came to screeching halt upon, particularly selfishly expending valuable time answering and posting personal advertisements seeking discreet liaisons, and within overheard half conversation with earshot (even if bedroom door locked) prurient laced conversations, and contrived secret rendezvous (most like intuitively suspected by eldest, she still harbors resentment towards yours truly countless shortcomings only vicariously experienced getting invites to fully functional dynamic, immaculate, roomy Mainline classmates living envious lives. Objectionable behavior (mine) as dada also applied not so prodigal son questioning judgement cast during salutary estrangement constituting singular male progeny within family of origin.

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