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I got quite the unexpected phone call this morning.
"hi, this is mark hutchins... ben's father."
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after i got done shitting myself, i had a short conversation (while attempting to mask my shaking voice) regarding ben. he wanted to know how he was, and asked about where he was working. he asked if we were in alaska or arizona, and when i told him we'd be down shortly he asked if i was planning on going to school. he was very nice, but i was probably more intimidated right then than i ever had been in my life.
i had only heard about this guy, and everything i had heard from ben wasn't all that great. now i know there's always two sides to everything, and right from the start i've gotten a sence of conflict from ben about his dad. he'd tell me how they didn't get along, and how he was a close-minded asshole, but then he'd slip and say something else that would make you think he fully respected and admired him. i've always thought that maybe they didn't get along because they're really similar in a lot of ways... not so much in their views, but that they both are very headstrong, and stand up for what they believe in.
it sounds funny, but that little conversation strangely gave me a teeny sense of closeness to ben that i guess i didn't have before- i've never had any contact with his family except for his brother. i guess i sort of "exist" to them now. i mean, he's practically a member of my family... but i just haven't had the opportunity to be introduced to his (which i'm both excited and scared about...)
so ben is going out with the boys tonight while i get some desperately needed house work done. i'm a smidge worried, but i trust him. i have a feeling it's going to be rather comical when i get the call at 3:00 am to go pick his drunk ass up. i'll keep you all posted. ;)
I got quite the unexpected phone call this morning.
"hi, this is mark hutchins... ben's father."
i repeat: laskdjfalksjdf;alksjdlkaj;sd
after i got done shitting myself, i had a short conversation (while attempting to mask my shaking voice) regarding ben. he wanted to know how he was, and asked about where he was working. he asked if we were in alaska or arizona, and when i told him we'd be down shortly he asked if i was planning on going to school. he was very nice, but i was probably more intimidated right then than i ever had been in my life.
i had only heard about this guy, and everything i had heard from ben wasn't all that great. now i know there's always two sides to everything, and right from the start i've gotten a sence of conflict from ben about his dad. he'd tell me how they didn't get along, and how he was a close-minded asshole, but then he'd slip and say something else that would make you think he fully respected and admired him. i've always thought that maybe they didn't get along because they're really similar in a lot of ways... not so much in their views, but that they both are very headstrong, and stand up for what they believe in.
it sounds funny, but that little conversation strangely gave me a teeny sense of closeness to ben that i guess i didn't have before- i've never had any contact with his family except for his brother. i guess i sort of "exist" to them now. i mean, he's practically a member of my family... but i just haven't had the opportunity to be introduced to his (which i'm both excited and scared about...)
so ben is going out with the boys tonight while i get some desperately needed house work done. i'm a smidge worried, but i trust him. i have a feeling it's going to be rather comical when i get the call at 3:00 am to go pick his drunk ass up. i'll keep you all posted. ;)