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K E Garland's avatar

I hope that wasn't me lol 🙈

These are great reflections. As you know, this part resonates deeply: "Then my unlucky fate, the long illness and death of my mother, took a lot of the attention I needed away from me, and I had to keep growing up and being formed without family attention. My dad turned away from me without really meaning to; I think he was desperately trying to take care of himself."

I'm also wondering if you might need a developmental edit? They can work wonders.

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Jeff Cann's avatar

Hmm, interesting. Your introspection makes me wonder whether my mother's prolonged dying from when I was 16 through 21 left me feeling like no one was attending to my needs during this formative period of my life. I never really thought about it that way. Perhaps my HEAVY drinking was not only a way to numb myself, but also an attention grab. Neat. Good luck on your next stage of revisions. I Doubt I would have it in me.

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