Reasons
Ryan doesn’t blow up angry very often… he’s usually pretty level-headed… but obviously this has been bubbling for awhile.
Ryan doesn’t blow up angry very often… he’s usually pretty level-headed… but obviously this has been bubbling for awhile.
Alternately you could tell him to stuff it.
There is virtue in being direct.
@ Legacy – I think that the problem for Ryan is that he actually agrees with his Dad. He’s just been procrastinating, yet doesn’t want to admit it.
The Auld Grump
Great Writers don’t become writers because OF their College Educations,
But frequently DESPITE them.
(At least once they’ve master the “little” things; grammar, spelling, contract law. . . )
“Ayy, why alla sudden youse finishin’ yo degree, Rye Braaayud?”
I like Randie’s lingo.
Legacy… Ryan’s dad is a Marine. YOU tell him to stuff it. See what happens.
Grump… I do believe you are right, Grump… and there is more to the story than just Ryan’s dad bugging him about his failure(s).
Leo… You are right! Ryan’s hero, John Steinbeck, never finished Stanford.
Dada… Yo-yo… how’z you likin’ dat, yo?! She’s been hangin’ wit Kai.
@ Leo – then there’s James Joyce.
Q: What do you get a Joyce Scholar for Christmas?
A: A Scrabble set…. 🙂
The Auld Grump
Grump… wah wah.