Genuinely got a chuckle. I imagine it may have been meant as a subtle preparation for the fact he will eventually pass away, masked as a joke about absenteeism.
Interesting that you read it a bit differently than me, I interpreted it as he means that he’ll for sure pass away but hides it from his child, so I found it touching and quite sad because it’s a lie about a much more serious thing than all the other lies!
Genuinely got a chuckle. I imagine it may have been meant as a subtle preparation for the fact he will eventually pass away, masked as a joke about absenteeism.
But damn was it funny
Interesting that you read it a bit differently than me, I interpreted it as he means that he’ll for sure pass away but hides it from his child, so I found it touching and quite sad because it’s a lie about a much more serious thing than all the other lies!