I haven't shoplifted since I was 13.
I wanted to destroy everything beautiful I'd never have.
Parenthood is the opiate of the masses.
If people thought you were dying, they gave you their full attention.
Maybe this is why Misty loved him. Loved you. Because you believed in her so much more than she did. You expected more from her than she did from herself.
A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you're planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better.