Last night was my D's 16th birthday. I was planning on taking her out to eat. I called H to see if he would like to join us. After school she told me that she couldn't go out to eat because the special youth program at church was starting earlier than usual. So I called H to tell him that the dinner was off, but he could stop by later for cake if he would like. He did come by. Part of me would like the girls to shun him, but I know that this is not fair to the girls.




Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
-- Bernice Johnson Reagon