“Alright, here’s three elastic bands, just before you get into bed on the wedding night go to the toilet and stick these up, when they go ‘twang...�� you tell him it’s just your virginity going”And again all went well.Then the third daughter came to her mother and said “Mom, you know...”The mother interrupted “I know, you’re getting married to Bill, he thinks you’re a virgin and you’re not”.“Bbbut how do you know that.” Stammered the daughter.“I just know,” said the mother, “how many men have you. . but this ... t-the possibility of her having another man's c***d... I-I ... Hey wait a minute! An abortion! She could ..." Wrong answer!" His mother interjected quickly. "There will be no abortion! Put that out of your mind. We are talking about my grand k**s here." T-Then w-what is the answer. Surely I couldn't ..." The answer is simple. If there is an accident and she gets impregnated, she will have the baby and it will carry your name. You will be the father and that's the answer. . I felt like I had just fallen asleep -- and that wasn't far from the truth. When my mother brought a man home I didn't get much sleep, and last night with her drug supplier was no exception. But it was a weekday and I was not going to miss school. Not that my mother would have cared. It's just that I intended to get an education and get a good job. Then I could either pay for my mother's rehabilitation or at least her drugs so she wouldn't have to turn tricks. I swore I would never be like her. ." I muttered."And you wouldn't," Darla agreed, "but I'm not, and I'm not going to be. I'm a whore -- I don't DESERVE Donnie -- but I accept everything Donnie gives me gratefully and I try to give back what I can. And it's plenty, actually -- I'm gonna be real unhappy if when Donnie DOES get a girlfriend, she won't put up with me..." She eyed Gladys."Yeah -- what she said!" Luz piped up."I think she'll have to understand," Gladys replied. "I do." She turned to me, "So, if I go out..." It.