Because that’s how she made me feel. And not just this afternoon.“I don’t care if she’s unhappy. I don’t care what she wants and I don’t c...re what she might need. I think I said everything I care to say when I left this afternoon. If you must, you can tell her that I said there is no need to apologize and there is no need to feel badly. Your daughter is a very intelligent young woman. But she’s a common sense retard.“Somewhere along the way you’ve forgotten to introduce her to the concept of. "And why should I feel ashamed?" she thought to herself. “After all, this cowboy certainly wasn't too ashamed to stare.” Vera wondered if the change in color had really made that much difference. Did black nylon really gather in the male eye faster than white? Was it, as Warren had quipped, that white was the color of married, matronly house bound brat-breaders? Recalling the night that she had stood in the midst of a strewn mess of discarded trial and error, turning this way and that before. A big ‘Thank you’ to ‘Loving50’ for editing this story for me. As mentioned in the first story, Rumspringa means ‘running around’ in the Pennsylvania German dialect. It is the time, beginning at about age 16, when youth socialize with their friends on weekends. Rumspringa ends with marriage. (For those who don’t marry, Rumspringa ends in their mid to late twenties.) This period is an important time when Amish youth need to decide if they will be baptized and join the church or leave the Amish. Prof said, "I'll get you a piece of cake; you check the fridge."It was a good division of labor, after I'd said, "Make it a big piece please."He talked while we made my snack, "About the business. We can talk generalities out here, but we'll save the details for when we get into my study. In general, I had an idea a few days ago about how to get a significant proportion of the money into your name. We want it in your name for a variety of reasons, mainly because that'd be fairer and so you'll.