He is the parasitic kind but a frigid parasitic. Always just close enough and perfectly far away yet never risking detachment. He must have created an invisible leash of sorts between us; the kind parents put their kids on at theme parks and malls. Dammit, he’s not my kid! I’m not a fan of leashes or brazen decisions, thus when I snapped at him and shooed him away in a permanent manner I felt no relief. My adamant attitude troubles me… my shrink says it’s a phase.
Definitions:
par·a·sit·ic – adjective
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of parasite.
- Caused by a parasite: parasitic diseases.
par·a·site – noun
- an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
- (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.
