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Acey’s friend has hit rock bottom pretty hard, and without Acey’s help he may commit suicide. This is why Acey is glad his friend told him about his issues, for it gives him a chance to boost his friend’s confidence and to let him know that he isn’t all alone in the world.

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His friend’s relationship with his children is his vehicle, because it is the only thing that keeps him going. He is jobless, divorced, and poor, so his children are the only things that keep him alive. This is why it hurts him so much when his ex uses his children against him in fights.

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Golf is generally viewed as a sport for rich people, for it is fairly expensive to play. Acey is saying that the new boyfriend plays golf to emphasize how wealthy his friend’s ex has become, and how much that she doesn’t need his friend’s alimony. This being true especially because of how poor his friend is.

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The most valuable asset in a marriage is generally children. They’re what keeps divorce couples in contact.Because of this, really twisted people may turn them against their former-spouse or manipulate them to really hurt the divorcee. This is what his friend’s ex is doing.

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Have you ever went into a life threatening or really stressful situation and everything seems to slow down so you can make a perfect decision? That’s what Acey is discussing here. His friend is so close to him that he is becoming as stressed as he would be if he was dying. In a way, he is dying though–or at least his friendship might be.

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Life is too short to base your worth on material wealth. Money won’t make you happy, so you shouldn’t base your self-worth on how much of it you have. Instead, base your worth on your character, for if you are a great person, then you will seldomly be sad.

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When you are failing at life, a lot of people tend to put the weight of their failures on their children and try to force them to live a better life than they did. Some parents do this overbearingly and end up driving the kids into the same situations that they once were in, like Acey is suggesting. Also, if you couldn’t succeed under these circumstances, then why would you expect your children to? Everyone needs some way to cope with themselves, I guess.

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Maybe there isn’t one behind every smile, but there definitely are behind a lot of them (especially in 2009). Acey is trying to console his friend by telling him that he isn’t alone, because there’s little worse than feeling alone in this world.

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Actually, approximately 14.6 million Americans suffer from Major Depressive Disorder and 20.9 million from mood disorders. Many of such people turn to drugs to ease the pain, since it floods your brain with dopamine (essentially a happiness chemical used for rewards). However, the relief is only temporary and can lead to addiction.

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When someone scrapes their nails on a chalkboard, it creates a piercing sound that most cannot withstand to hear. Acey is comparing his cries to this because he is saying that he cannot stand to hear his friend cry. He loves him too much to hear him in pain, hence why it hurts him to the bone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrQyfjRdHB4

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