Audience: Sheila Hammond

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You've met the three of them, haven't you? [none of them are the paragon of healthy discussion.]

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... Yeah, you guys are not good at talking about your feelings.

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There's no sense in it, Mrs. Hammond. [a beat.] We all have other people to rely on, if that counts for anything.

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I disagree. [...] But it does count for something. A little.

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...my life has been shaped by several tragic events. To continually think of them and discuss them would only set me back further rather than make my way forward. I understand not everyone agrees.