'Whatever that means...My name is Don, but LaTanya said that Don is a not a 'salon name.' So,she renamed me 'LaDonna.' She said that if anyone ever...asked my name, Ihad better say 'LaDonna.' She also decided that I would look better as ablond, so she planned on bleaching my hair. Sometimes, it seemed likeshe forgot that I was a man. I was starting to forget that I was aman...My first week was rough. LaTanya bossed me around all day long. Shetrained me on shampooing, but most of my time. They served our house for two decades as acouple.My last year of school flew by in a whirl. As my friends and I preparedfor our weddings, I even endured comazon-prep phys-ed with Dr Hagelaurmuch better. Eager to be slender on my wedding day, I dietedconscientiously, avoided all snacks and did not have one punishmentsession in the steam cabinets.We girbys in the comazon-prep course took a special course our last yearwhich taught us how to sexually satisfy our husbands. Learning what. The fire used to get so hot that soon everyone had to move away from itWell the huge farmhouse type kitchen had a chair each side of the fireplace that did not get the direct heat, these were the best to sit in as it was comfortable away from the direct heat and you could see the whole room, well I say comfortable, the chairs were hard wooden chairs so usually I got to sit in one of them.Mary used to stand in front of the fire chatting to everyone, she would captivate us all, and what used to. Tom's taught me, 'need to know' only."Marie laughed at that because she remembers Tom and his "need to know" bullshit from the service. It was a good policy though. "Always tell the truth so you don't have to remember what you said to who, only answer the question asked, and never volunteer any information. If someone has a 'need to know', brief them, if not, say nothing," they both chuckled."Dee, don't be overly surprised if Lisa comes to talk to you about Tom. Keep an open mind with her. I.