"Your father is a nice man / He’s just a little bit weird / He’s got a wife and a family / And he’s living in the suburbs."

* A live, unreleased track by Texas country artist , tentatively titled “Ditched.” A fan recording from 2023 at The Bluebird Cafe includes the lines:

: Some readers find the repetitive nature of the "ditching" to be emotionally taxing or slow, though others argue it realistically depicts the difficulty of breaking free from toxic family dynamics.

: It maintains a somber, often "fever dream" like quality when dealing with the protagonist's internal monologue regarding their isolation. Verdict

“Again?” Eli whispered, already drifting back to sleep.