Between Here and Here

This story is in a group different from the stories about William and Clare. Again, the stories seem pretty insignificant, end in strange places, and are nonchalant about issues that many would consider important. This story is about a woman and the relationship that she has with her father. Interestingly, the story starts with "I had always planned to kill my father." This catches the reader's attention immediately, and as you read through the story, trying to find a connection to this first sentence, you see that you never find a direct connection. The story goes through Alison's life in school as she talks to other people about their experiences with their own parents. She realizes that even though her dad is a pain to live with, her situation is not as bad as people around her. In her adult life, she hires a woman to look over her father and when she comes to visit for the week, she notices differences in his behavior. This is basically how the story ends.
Is it fair to say that a theme in this whole book is confusion? At first, it was extremely frustrating that I couldn't figure out what Bloom was trying to accomplish with her stories, but now that I am accustomed to her style, now I find myself starting to enjoy the simplicity of them. I can't say I understand the stories, but compared to my reading before, I learned that maybe she didn't want her stories to be 100% clear.