" I do have to keep up appearances in front of my girls," she said.Just then an alarm clock went off. One of those old fashioned pieces with the two g...ngs with a clapper between, stuck on top of the analog clock. Several years ago, the alarm clock rule was installed for our neighborhood parties, the afternoon after several partiers had overstayed their welcome at the Harris' Fourth of July barbecue, keeping them up until well after three AM. Whoever threw the party made it known what the cutoff. " (Santa Claus) he said."There's money in my purse. Get rid of him and come back to bed."I don't know why but I felt calm everything was suddenly clear. The girls would later tell me that it was all very quick but to me it was almost like slow motion. I put my hands behind his head and pulled him to me for the traditional Romanian greeting of a kiss on each cheek. However, the only kiss he got from me was of the Glasgow variety. My forehead came down across the bridge of his nose, not once but. Frankly, I didn’t have to, my lawyer took care of the battle for me. My son inherited nothing and was furious. After he calmed down, he tried to get me to move in with him, thinking to get back on my good side but I refused. I was coming to appreciate the freedoms Sunnyvale offered and besides, I didn’t need him anyway. The first person I met was Charlotte. She came into the admissions office and plucked me away from Nurse O’Reilly, laughing the entire time. ‘Thank me later.’ She linked her arm. It wasgood becoming a man.I was a dominant alpha male. Always have been, always will be. So whenpuberty hit, and my male anatomy developed a mind of its own, I foundfor once in my life I was not in control of all aspects of my life. Asmost males can tell you, it likes to come to life at the mostinopportune times, and the most embarrassing places. Suddenly and forthe first time in my life, I saw a part of my anatomy as an enemy. Itwas something I learned to hate and loathe. It disgusted.