Parental Confrontation and Talking with the old woman (You'll apologize if you have to) response

It feels like they've had this conversation so many times as I read it. Though at hte same time there has to be alterations to the events. It just seems like it's copied over in their lives since their break-up. Him getting high or not calling before visiting. The life of a fighter getting in the way of the life of a husband or a father. The fact that he knows he did wrong by his ex-wife and his kid shows me that Wallace does have some mind in the actions he commits. That he realizes his mistakes. It makes me feel like he wants to do good by them but his current conditions and his current standing as a fighter get in the way and cloud the proper judgement towards fixing them or even avoiding them all together. The fact that they fight comes from the fact that Wallace can't seem to catch a break and it seems like through this conversation, he realizes that it's been his fault. That he has no one to blame for it but himself. Hence why he goes to the gym and then the house of the man he "assaulted". It seems like this argument (If you wanna call it that) Is the kick in the head he truly needed
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I like this scene, through the entire time, Wallace isn't feeling negative about the world around him. He just comes to apologize for his mistake earlier in the day and ends up having a pleasant conversation with the woman that lives. Learning that the man lied about having kids, learning that the old lady and the man in the green were husband and wife. There's no confrontation, no drama, just a peaceful conversation with Vodka and Pineapple involved. I think what I like most about this scene is the tone. It's the point where Wallace tells the reader the feelings he has about himself. That fighting seems to be the only thing he thinks he's good at. That everything else seemed to pale in comparison and how he felt bad about how that is true. Even though he couldn't explain in words to the old woman, he was able to explain it to himself. And in my eye that's the first step to becoming a better person
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The similarity between these two scenes seems to be the awareness of self that Wallace has as he's speaking with these two women. The first being trying to be a better person for his child being aware that in his current condition he's not fit to take her in, the second seems to be awareness of why he's a shitty person to begin with. I empathize with the self-discovery. I think it shows evolution. Having a bad couple of days and realizing how you, your behavior and your actions can change those around you. How they think of you, associate with you, connect with you, etc.

Wallace is confronting the issues he has head on much like how a fighter would approach another. He's not hiding from his mistakes, now he's embracing them.

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