"Yes, dear," I responded in the soft voice I was expected to use wheneverI was dressed."Now go an make sure the kitchen is all straightened up before ...r. Rightgets here."I minced out of the room, aware that my gait had to be as wimpy as myappearance and speech, as I was subject to being critiqued at any time.In the kitchen my wife had left a few items on the counter that needed tobe put away, probably just to taunt me. I hurriedly took care of themand then checked nervously to be sure there. Erin told her about her mother who named Erin's daughter afterherself when Erin was sedated after the baby's delivery, and who nowwas home raising her granddaughter in a car seat and hadn't evencome to see Erin yet, and about her father who it seemed was alwayssomewhere other than home. "Damn," she said, "You got one screwedup family, girl. Is that why you didn't finish high school? I'mnot surprised." "Erin, "Maybe, but I'm determined to get clean, getmy GED, and find a job and somewhere to. Within the years of going through school I finally deduced that I had an unnatural ability of persuasion when talking to people and how extensive it could really work. Everyone in the school knew me and I knew them, there wasn't a single person on campus that I hadn't already tried my ability on and had them doing what I wanted, even though I easily could've just talked to them and have them do so anyway but the "ability" was still hard to understand at the time even with all of the research I. It was July and he was on the phone telling her he was on his way to California. He most likely will be gone four weeks this time. He knew it would upset her, because so far they have not been apart for more than three weeks at a time.He chose his words carefully, when he talked to her. "Amanda, I know this is hard on you. I told you it is hard to have a relationship with a trucker. Honey, I do not want you to cry over this. I have a job to do and you know that. "Amanda held back the tears and.