Dialogue

Writing exercise

“You can’t keep acting like this is normal. It’s not. And you know it. So I wish you’d stop expecting me to put up with it until you ‘get better.’ There is no getting better when you are like this. And to be perfectly honest, I’m sick of this same argument every night. Every night. Do you realize that? Because I’ve been keeping track. Every night for the last month. I thought we wouldn’t get into it on Friday after the party because you looked so exhausted and I told you I had a headache but you actually surprised me by bringing it up right before you started brushing your teeth. How am I supposed to have an adult conversation with you if you are brushing your teeth? You know what, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to bed. Shut the lights off before you come up. Don’t stay up too late. It’ll only make it worse in the morning.”