Having arrived at this conclusion, she acted on it immediately."I know it seems too soon, but I have decided to go to that Real Estate convention in A...lanta, next week-end, after all. You guys are eighteen, and sixteen now, and without Daddy, we all have to be more independent, and still depend on each other. So, I'm going to leave you alone, this week-end. You can depend on, and support, each other. I'm not going to tell you how to behave. You're old enough to make up your own minds. I'm sure. It is the last two weeks and ithas got gradually worse since my mother died. First Sandra forced me togo to school with bright pink painted nails. The next week she paintedmy eyes with eyeliner, eye shadow and mascara. Next week I was afraidthat they would go all the way and make me look like a real girl but Iguess I wouldn't stand out as much. The school officials are worriedbut my big sister almost forces them to relent. I have a good sister.She told the principal, "If he wants to experiment. I expect better from all of you.’ I pause again. ‘I’m not going to beat a dead horse, so let’s load up. We got a long drive home.’ Soon after, we are ready to go. As usual, I am the last one on the bus. I board the first bus and search for a spot. Nothing. ‘There’s still a few seats on the other bus Sean.’ one of the band moms tells me kindly. I nod and head over to the seconds bus. The percussion kids always sit on this bus, so its noticeably louder than the first. I stand at the front for a. And Erica was born in March. Either I was born really early or you got pregnant first. Unless Carl dumped you for Jin.” Sammy looked angrily at my Dad.Principal Summers walked in between the two and said, “He did no such thing. I hadn’t known I was pregnant until after Jin told him she was pregnant. And by that point, I thought that she had actually been the first one pregnant. So I couldn’t say anything against that. It wasn’t until after I went into labor and gave birth to a fully formed baby.