"Nah, it's all right, you were learning," the Doctor said. "I'm sure he doesn't think ill of that. Everyone makes mistakes when they're learning."
He'd made so many with Susan's mother, it was almost easy when he took care of Susan. Almost like he'd had a rough draft and he was finally able to properly write the essay. It was...cruel, he thought. Cruel to think of his own child that way.
"I was never a good dad, though," he said, continuing on his thoughts. "Always figured I knew what I was doing. Always thought I had more time."
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Date: 2010-01-07 06:34 am (UTC)He'd made so many with Susan's mother, it was almost easy when he took care of Susan. Almost like he'd had a rough draft and he was finally able to properly write the essay. It was...cruel, he thought. Cruel to think of his own child that way.
"I was never a good dad, though," he said, continuing on his thoughts. "Always figured I knew what I was doing. Always thought I had more time."
And then time ran out.