[No, not really. Kind of a bad idea that, in the long run.]
Hm. [It's appreciated, the effort, even if it falls kind of flat. Moving on.]
I suppose you could call it that. [Maybe there isn't a 'right' decision to make in those cases. Children shouldn't be responsible for deciding what's best for them, but when they're surrounded by adults who choose to mistreat them what choice do they have? Not much of one.]
[He really does sympathize; he's just not good at expressing himself that way, unfortunately.]
Yes, it is. [Being away from his father is better in and of itself. He'd pulled himself up out of the gutter on his own, if only barely. And things have been improving in general until this . . . setback. It doesn't mitigate what happened to him, but it's better.]
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Hm. [It's appreciated, the effort, even if it falls kind of flat. Moving on.]
I suppose you could call it that. [Maybe there isn't a 'right' decision to make in those cases. Children shouldn't be responsible for deciding what's best for them, but when they're surrounded by adults who choose to mistreat them what choice do they have? Not much of one.]
It's better now, yeah?
[That's the important part.]
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Yes, it is. [Being away from his father is better in and of itself. He'd pulled himself up out of the gutter on his own, if only barely. And things have been improving in general until this . . . setback. It doesn't mitigate what happened to him, but it's better.]
Voice
Well, then things are looking up.
[But he's tired, and not very good at this conversation thing. Such awkward.]
Say uh, thanks. For the apology.