Alcide hrms his understanding of that with a slight nod. He knows he doesn't have the corner on deadbeat parents. As far as wolf families go, his is on the very fucked up end of the spectrum. "Yeah, some people shouldn't be parents. But then I guess there wouldn't be you and me if they weren't so... two sides to the coin."

He's never had a death wish, always been glad to be alive. His insecurities with women can most definitely be traced back to his mom leaving all of them high and dry though. Then Debbie did the same. Then Rikki. The, right before he got here, Sookie had run off with Bill. What was she doing?

Fuck that. Sookie's not here. She's probably sexing it up with her ex.

"My mom left all of us too." He finally says. "Found another wolf who wasn't a drunk. Decided she didn't need kids either. Dad wasn't much to speak of either cause... drunk." He shrugs as if it's no big deal, even though all of this shaped Alcide. "Janice and me, that's my family. Closest I got."