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[... 11 paragraphs ...]
Even the welfare considerations enter in here. He sat on the family porch Sunday to escape the house as he did as a child in Saratoga. In his subconscious your father and mother become two aspects both representing his own mother. The father, nearly crippled, to be cared for, and therefore frightening. Yet he spontaneously kissed the father, and tried to give him strength.
[... 2 paragraphs ...]
In facing the situation in your parent’s house, he faces and conquers the situation once existing in his mother’s house. There is some resistance, but he now recognizes it as such, and is able to overcome it. The situation does not gobble him up. He was always afraid that it would.
[... 22 paragraphs ...]
You nearly fell into disaster, living in the house. You knew you would meet Ruburt, however, and she tried to prevent it, for she knew it also. The shell of your father rejoiced. You recognized your predicament, and henceforth refused to take the main responsibility for your mother, which was the responsibility of a man for his wife.
[... 4 paragraphs ...]
Give us time. The house eventually will pass into other hands. Perhaps an A.K. The mother will to some extent find release, staying I believe near Betts and Loren, or very strongly connected to them. The aggressive social outlook would be good for the mother. Betts and Loren must help others, for they cannot find peace within themselves otherwise.
[... 1 paragraph ...]
Your mother needs action, physical vigorous action. Your kind of life would drive her mad. She could destroy your other brother. For a while she will stay at home. (Pause.) Your father’s ghost or shell waits to be reunited with the other portions of itself. In the meantime it will roam through the old house, seeking what is lost, and finding recreated scenes that bring him peace.
[... 20 paragraphs ...]