So I became a single mother again, only this time a single grandmother. Melissa grew up as loose as me and her mother -she had no real choice, seeing ...he procession of men who came to visit me - but she didn't get knocked up; she married a minister, of all people. I was only in my thirties then, but my fucking slowed down to something sedate, and I got old gracefully. My biggest thrill by then was being Melissa's chaperone when she needed a break from her husband and we went off to Las Vegas,. His mind focussed on two matters that should be sorted. One was his mother, about the circumstances of his father’s death. The other was that unexpected metal detector that was parked somewhere; he had forgotten where he put it. He reckoned he should at least take a stab at using it, or his wives would tease him about being suckered into accepting an unwanted gift.As to Fiona becoming part of their marriage, he would leave the decisions on that to his wives. He thought they were okay with the. Mariasaid nothing for a few minutes and then hugged Steffie tightly. Shestarted to babble about what she had just seen and Steffie wondered ifshe was going to be in trouble for doing what she had done. Maria sether mind at rest as she read through the problem and found she couldfollow the solution easily. Her face was split in a huge grin as sheshouted for their parents. Sarah and James entered the kitchen and sawtheir two daughters hugging and Maria was babbling.Maria pointed to the paper and. Try to get me to stop. But I somehow learned from one particular teacher. She would suggest that when I was writing, to pretend I was talking. Take a breath. Anywhere you take a breath put in a comma. I still sometimes wonder if I use the semicolon correctly; such as here?I became a drawing fiend in my class this year. I would draw top down views of little cars on race tracks. I would even draw 'damaged' cars in wrecks on the speedway.I know this was my dad watching the Auto Races on TV. The.