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[[A mustached man sits at a dining table. His mother and father are there as well.]]
Man: Man, I hate coming home for the holidays.
Man: First it’s some sly comment about my job. And my hobbies. And my friends.

[[The man continues thinking.]]
Man: Then comes the silence. The implicit judgement. I thought parents were supposed to be supportive.
Man: Look at them, just waiting to slip in some crack, some dig at the way I’ve chosen to live my life.
Father: So, ah, John…

[[The mother and father turn to look at John.]]
Father: Frankly, we’re a little concerned.
Father: We hear you’re the Delaware Decapitator?
Man: And HERE we GO!

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#081; In which a Confrontation occurs transcribed by in

[[A mustached man sits at a dining table. His mother and father are there as well.]]
Man: Man, I hate coming home for the holidays.
Man: First it’s some sly comment about my job. And my hobbies. And my friends.

[[The man continues thinking.]]
Man: Then comes the silence. The implicit judgement. I thought parents were supposed to be supportive.
Man: Look at them, just waiting to slip in some crack, some dig at the way I’ve chosen to live my life.
Father: So, ah, John…

[[The mother and father turn to look at John.]]
Father: Frankly, we’re a little concerned.
Father: We hear you’re the Delaware Decapitator?
Man: And HERE we GO!

{{Header: make headlines at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: this has happened to me about three times now}}

#081; In which a Confrontation occurs transcribed by in

[[A mustached man sits at a dining table. His mother and father are there as well.]]
Man: Man, I hate coming home for the holidays.
Man: First it's some sly comment about my job. And my hobbies. And my friends.

[[The man continues thinking.]]
Man: Then comes the silence. The implicit judgement. I thought parents were supposed to be supportive.
Man: Look at them, just waiting to slip in some crack, some dig at the way I've chosen to live my life.
Father: So, ah, John...

[[The mother and father turn to look at John.]]
Father: Frankly, we're a little concerned.
Father: We hear you're the Delaware Decapitator?
Man: And HERE we GO!

{{Header: make headlines at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: this has happened to me about three times now}}

this has happened to me about three times now

#081; In which a Confrontation occurs

  — October 11th, 2011

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