Re: [ Mary/John ]
That kid and I could barely manage a week of days in a row of getting along for most of his teenage life, and he was gone for most of the adult part of it.
Warm to him over what, Mary? Has he ever bothered to apologize to you, to explain himself to you, to do more than eat the meals you bring him and wear the clothes you wash for him? Sure, he's crawled out of his exile for a few hours every day, for what? To play at us being a normal family?
I see him trying with some people, but I also watched him try time and again before, only to let them all down again.