@dogtccth asked: How would you describe your relationship with your parents? ( For Maryanne )
MARYANNE SMOKES A CIGARETTE OUTSIDE OF FANTASY. It’s a rare indulgence, so you’ll have to forgive her. It’s been a long-ass night, and you’re asking her a difficult-ass question.
“I’m not exactly secretive about the fact that my dad, he’s an asshole,” she exhales. “But I’d hate to sound contrived, sound like a cliche. He ran off with someone younger and, fine, someone prettier than my mother. It’s so fucking — I don’t even like saying it out loud. That’s how played out this story is.” Maryanne downplays her own tragedy because, otherwise, she’ll go crazy just trying to survive.
“And I kind of just…picked my mom’s side entirely. It was easier to cut him off than to try and be diplomatic about how horrifically he fucked up. I don’t regret it. I don’t really miss him. My mom’s amazing. She had me pretty young, so sometimes, she was more like an older sister. I liked it that way. — and now, she’s sick."
Maryanne smiles. It’s a sad, grim expression.
"And sometimes, she's — it's like — it's someone I don't have a relationship with at all. I love her. I love her endlessly, forever and ever, and I'd do anything to make her well again. I would. And that's really that."