"Well dammit, you never told me any of that," I tell her. Only now do I realize I have started running my hands through her mane in an attempt to temper her rage. "Goddamn girl, you need to talk about this kind of shit. I keep trying to get that through to you, I'm here to listen to your issues. Keeping that kind of shit in doesn't make you stronger, and talking about it doesn't make you a wuss."