[There's something endearing about seeing a surly man acting self conscious. It tends to be a reminder that there's something else underneath the gruff.]

I know I'm not the only one with problems, but... Sometimes it just helps to know I've got company in some things.

[Even if "some things" happen to be misery.]

It's sad that I almost can't recall a time where it wasn't a problem of mine. Little over a couple decades, maybe.

[If even that. She was troubled even as a small child, no thanks to her unstable home life.]