Chapter 36 of 44

Relatives

Obligations that arrive through blood, aimed at people who have known you your whole life and will take it personally.

22 verses

1. 1 My mother has a thing on and attendance is not really optional Unverifiable
2. 2 Somebody has to drive my father somewhere and it's always me Unverifiable
3. 3 My sister has asked for something and I've run out of ways to say no Unverifiable
4. 4 There's a family thing and I've been given a job in it Unverifiable
5. 5 I've been asked to mediate something and I've said yes Concerning
6. 6 Somebody has fallen out with somebody and I'm being briefed by both Concerning
7. 7 My parents are visiting and visiting means the whole day Unverifiable
8. 8 I'm helping somebody with something they won't ask anybody else about Concerning
9. 9 There's a house that has to be cleared and I'm one of the people clearing it Unverifiable
10. 10 I've been made responsible for somebody's paperwork Unverifiable
11. 11 My grandmother has a question about a letter and it's a long question Unverifiable
12. 12 Somebody in the family has news and it's being delivered in person Concerning
13. 13 I've got a relative arriving who hasn't said how long for Concerning
14. 14 Somebody has asked me to look at their computer and that's never quick Unverifiable
15. 15 There's a birthday and I'm the one who organizes birthdays Unverifiable
16. 16 My father has started calling in the mornings and I've decided to answer Concerning
17. 17 I've been told something in confidence and I need to sit with it Not reassuring
18. 18 Somebody has put my name on something at the church Not reassuring
19. 19 There's a photograph going round the family that I'm in and don't remember Please take the day
20. 20 A relative has told me something about myself I didn't know Please take the day
21. 21 Somebody has left me something and I've been asked to come and see what Not reassuring
22. 22 I've had a call from a family member I haven't heard from in years Not reassuring