‘Awww, this is boring. Being a great Pokemon trainer has its drawbacks.’ He sighed from boredom, his thoughts starting to wonder. As thoughts go, ...hey were really rather aimless for a good while, but after a few minutes, they turned to past memories. All the adventures he’d had with Brock and Misty, and now it just being him and Misty. His thoughts focused in on just Misty, remembering all the things she’d said to him…and all the smackings he’d gotten. Yet…he didn’t quite understand why she. While Joanie’s favorite way of avoiding her family’s conflict was denial, Chuck’s was to pick a favorite and run with it. His lack of passion for sports made it an easy choice to align himself with his long-legged daughter.It usually fell to him to take her to dance lessons, as well as to her baby-sitting gigs. She had her permit, but the long-standing rule was that neither would get their own car until 18 and could afford their own insurance. Missy was saving her money and she was good to go. I also told them about my tip I put on the instructions, to wet down then shut off the water lather up then rinse to save water. They were relieved at the help, thanked me and then left. As I walked them to the door my heart fell as I heard Ben tell the woman on the phone he loved her. Why had my heart felt so jealous at hearing those words come from him to another woman? I didn’t even know the man. What was happening to me, I had no idea. Ben walked back into the kitchen almost on my heals he. Glen was obviously out of the question and even the thoughts of sharing the incident and her dichotomous feelings about it with her mother brought a lump to her throat along with the resignation that no one -- no one could understand what it meant to have a fourteen year old son who was not only smarter, better read and better educated, but more experienced as well. Helen had been a virgin when she and Glen were married. He was the only sexual partner she had ever had. Until the night they.