— Why do you find it so hard to talk to me? — In case you haven't noticed, half the time, you're asleep. And the other half the time, you forget the first half. You're what they call in the law "in abstentia". An absent parent. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Linda Schell Oskar Schell 00:46:40 parents Quote added by Dmitrii Kuznecov 02/22/24 at 1:34pm