For the Love of a Daughter
JUSTINE MORRIS AP Language 1st period
"Four years old with my back to the door, all I could hear was the family war"
Your selfish hands always expecting more....Am I your child or just a charity ward?
"In the car, Dad took out the money he'd won and counted off forty dollars, which he passed to me. 'We make a good team,' he said. I felt throwing the money at him, but we kids needed it, so I put the bills in my purse. We hadn't scammed Robbie, but we'd worked him in a way that felt downright sleazy, and I'd ended up in a tight spot. If Robbie had been set up by Dad, so had I" (Walls,213)
"Please father, put the bottle down for the love of a daughter."
"To celebrate his new life on the wagon, and to put some distance between himself and his drinking haunts, he decided the Walls clan should take a long camping trip to the Grand Canyon."(Walls, 118)
Mother.....
“ ‘He groped me! And he’s wanking off!’ Mom cocked her head and look concerned. ‘Poor Stanley,’ she said. ‘He’s so lonely.’ ‘But it’s gross!’ Mom asked me if I was okay. I shrugged and nodded. ‘Well, there you go,’ she said. She said that sexual assault was a crime of perception.” (Walls, 184)
" 'My mucus is yellow,' Mom said. 'If everyone who had yellow mucus stayed home, the schools would be pretty empty,' I told her. Mom's head snapped up. 'You can't talk to me like that,' she said. 'I'm your mother.' 'If you wanted to be treated like a mother,' I said, 'You should act like one.' " (Walls, 218)
Father....
“ 'Let's really light up this Christmas,' Dad said and thrust the lighter into the Douglas fir. The dried-out needles caught fire immediately. Flames leaped through the branched with a crackling noise. Christmas ornaments exploded from the heat. For a few moments, we were too stunned to do anything. Mom called for blankets and water. We were able to put the fire out, but only by knocking down the tree, smashing most of the ornaments, and ruining all our presents. Dad sat on the sofa the whole time, laughing and telling Mom that he was doing her a favor because were pagan symbols of worship." (Walls, 215)