[Gallagher]

You know the ones I mean. The little shows of affection for those around you that don't mean anything next to how you really feel. How important are they, really?

That game you never played. That movie you never watched. That letter you never wrote. It all seems to add up, doesn't it? When there are so many things to worry about that are so much bigger, it's easy to forget those silly little things. But it seems like those little things are exactly what's always held over your head. Life just sweeps you up. Maybe for a couple days. A couple weeks. Or hell, even a couple years. You're not thinking about sitting down to write a letter to that special someone, you're thinking about how the hell you're going to get through the day without breaking down. Again. And you forget. Time after time, you forget, until they're sick of it. You don't care anymore, they say. You don't try hard enough.

It's hard for me to figure out who's right in it all. I forget, and it gets held over my head from then on... but wasn't it understandable, with everything that's so much bigger that there is to worry about?

Is, or has, anyone else had to deal with something like this?