[He sucks in a nervous breath.] Fair enough. But I'm going to be honest with you, so if you don't... If you don't like what I have to say, then--
[He shakes his head in frustration.] I'm tired of lying. You're right, I don't understand. I can't understand and I'll probably never be able to fully, because I don't know him like you do. There's no excuse for what I did and how I acted, but I was being selfish because of how I felt. Not because of you. Pretending that it was because I was worried about you isn't any more fair and just seems worse, so I'm just letting you know that I'm taking responsibility for it. I don't think you should feel bad for caring about your family. You've been doing all of this, mostly on your own, and you don't deserve that. Not on top of everything else. I don't expect or ask that you talk to me about it now, but...if you choose to, I'll try to listen.
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[He shakes his head in frustration.] I'm tired of lying. You're right, I don't understand. I can't understand and I'll probably never be able to fully, because I don't know him like you do. There's no excuse for what I did and how I acted, but I was being selfish because of how I felt. Not because of you. Pretending that it was because I was worried about you isn't any more fair and just seems worse, so I'm just letting you know that I'm taking responsibility for it. I don't think you should feel bad for caring about your family. You've been doing all of this, mostly on your own, and you don't deserve that. Not on top of everything else. I don't expect or ask that you talk to me about it now, but...if you choose to, I'll try to listen.