The blow, the strippers, the poker games with monthly paychecks as the stakes. It was insane," he replied with his cajun grin."Yeah, I guess those wer... the days, huh, Joe?" I said with more than just a bit of resignation.I began to plan my evening. Stops at the liquor store, the grocery store, the video store and then a few hours of escapism before returning to hump the lot through another Saturday. Saturdays were the moneymaking days in car sales. And while most of the guys looked forward to. He looked completely stunned like he was going to do something about it and then gave up and went out the door with the one nights worth of shitty clothing we had picked out for him. I went upstairs and with my mom in the bathtub I put on his watch and paused time. This was going to be fun. Sunday morning was a pretty fun morning. I was downstairs ready to go to church earlier than normal, being able to control time makes it hard to be late to anything. I heard my sisters and Janice scrambling. So, the regime has really worked for us because of you and we want you to continue to be strict with us but not worry if you break the rules.” After a moment Alexis smiled and added, “We all thank you, Jaden, for dealing with us and helping us to improve and need you to continue.”Jaden looked from one to the other and saw them all smile and nod their heads. Well, it was certainly true that all three had improved markedly since the disciplinary regime had started. Not just that, but because the. "I'm not down. I'm pensive ... He started peeling the onion that's my psyche. He made me realize that some of this is left over from Tom leaving me." Was he your ex-fiancé?" Yes. I submerged myself deeper and deeper into my work as a way of canceling the pain -- the rejection. I don't even recognize the person I became. I've never cried over that event." Do you want to carve out some time this weekend for a good cry?"She shook her head. "No. Not this weekend." Whenever you want I'll offer my.