Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with you. Not your mom leaving. Not your...

Whatever it is, it has nothing to do with you. Not your mom leaving. Not your dad being angry. She made choices she couldn't deal with, so she dumped them on him. He couldn't deal with them, so he dumped them on you. They aren't your problems. But you're handling them just fine."
"Thanks."
His lips curved in a faint smile. It wasn't enough. I wanted to make him really smile. Make him happy.