I Wonder

I Wonder

I wonder if he hurts when he sees all of them sitting at the breakfast and dinner table eatting, laughing and talking while he's made to stay out of the kitchen. I wonder if he hurts when he must ask for his breakfast at one o' clock in the afternoon and is told "if you keep asking me I'm not going to give you anything." I wonder if he hurts when his younger brother gets a toy from his father but he doesn't get one from his. I wonder if he's being abuse right in front of my face. Maybe not. Mom says the reason that he doesn't eat with them is because of "the medication that he's on - it takes away his appetite so when he's given something to eat - he won't eat it because he says that he's not hungry," but I wonder...

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