KiplingsCat
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Bear with me while I tell this story, because initially it's going to seem like a tragic sob story about broken families, when in reality, it's about a printer-scanner-photocopier.
A couple of years ago, my dad moved out. When he moved out, he rented his own place, bought his own car and also bought his own printer-scanner-photocopier, among other things. Since then, I have been very under-informed concerning my parents' marital status and have never really felt the need or desire to change this. Sometimes he comes around and stays for a while; sometimes they hardly speak. But I don't really care about that.
Recently, however, he's been around a good bit. He's been staying here every night for the last couple of months. They eat meals together and share a bed. They kiss. To all intents and purposes they have reconciled, although one wouldn't know, and doesn't like to ask.
Now here we come to the actual issue. I'm leaving home in about six weeks. I too will need to purchase some things of my own, such as kitchen utensils, bed linen and a printer-scanner-photocopier. At this time, there are two printer-scanner-photocopiers in my house: our original one, and the one my father bought when he left, but has now brought back with him. As far as I am aware, my parents never print, scan or photocopy at the same time, so they wouldn't have a pressing need for one printer-scanner-photocopier each; provided, of course, that they consider themselves to be a cohabiting couple.
This is the crux of the matter. If they were clearly and openly reconciled, I would simply ask my father for a loan of his printer-scanner-photocopier while I am living away from home next year. However, their reconciliation is ambiguous at best. Yes, he lives here now, but who knows when he's going to leave again and once more have the need for his own printer-scanner-photocopier? In that situation, asking him for a loan of his printer-scanner-photocopier could lead to all sorts of awkward questions and/or revelations that I have no interest in at this time.
So what should I do? Should I just point-blank ask him for his printer-scanner-photocopier? Or should I observe my parents for a couple of weeks to see whether or not they do now share the same printer-scanner-photocopier? Is there any other way I can handle this situation in such a way that I get my printer-scanner-photocopier and no awkward questions have to be asked?
A couple of years ago, my dad moved out. When he moved out, he rented his own place, bought his own car and also bought his own printer-scanner-photocopier, among other things. Since then, I have been very under-informed concerning my parents' marital status and have never really felt the need or desire to change this. Sometimes he comes around and stays for a while; sometimes they hardly speak. But I don't really care about that.
Recently, however, he's been around a good bit. He's been staying here every night for the last couple of months. They eat meals together and share a bed. They kiss. To all intents and purposes they have reconciled, although one wouldn't know, and doesn't like to ask.
Now here we come to the actual issue. I'm leaving home in about six weeks. I too will need to purchase some things of my own, such as kitchen utensils, bed linen and a printer-scanner-photocopier. At this time, there are two printer-scanner-photocopiers in my house: our original one, and the one my father bought when he left, but has now brought back with him. As far as I am aware, my parents never print, scan or photocopy at the same time, so they wouldn't have a pressing need for one printer-scanner-photocopier each; provided, of course, that they consider themselves to be a cohabiting couple.
This is the crux of the matter. If they were clearly and openly reconciled, I would simply ask my father for a loan of his printer-scanner-photocopier while I am living away from home next year. However, their reconciliation is ambiguous at best. Yes, he lives here now, but who knows when he's going to leave again and once more have the need for his own printer-scanner-photocopier? In that situation, asking him for a loan of his printer-scanner-photocopier could lead to all sorts of awkward questions and/or revelations that I have no interest in at this time.
So what should I do? Should I just point-blank ask him for his printer-scanner-photocopier? Or should I observe my parents for a couple of weeks to see whether or not they do now share the same printer-scanner-photocopier? Is there any other way I can handle this situation in such a way that I get my printer-scanner-photocopier and no awkward questions have to be asked?