Not all that much, though, as we really didn't have much time to worry about anything. We had even less time since Marie had visited our doctor, and h...d been given the green light to start some 'activities' again. That meant that I had to renew my supply of condoms, since she could not start taking 'the pill' while still breastfeeding. She was worried about her body, but I assured her that we would exercise together, so that she could get herself back into shape again. I didn't think that there. I’m always the picture of confidence, wherever I go. A six-foot-three, lean and athletic, dark-skinned brother in a nice suit. I handle my business at work, I take care of my family and I also try to make it look easy. Just another day in the life of the Black male in North America. My parents, Leonard and Sophia Etienne live in the City of Brockton, about half an hour from Boston. Dad is a corrections officer and mom is a nurse at Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital. I love my parents and I. There was a stool to one side of it and three desk-chairs were in front of it, the chairs attached to each other at the sides. Across the back of each chair was a school uniform: a very short pleated gray skirt, a white blouse, long light gray wool socks that went to mid-thigh, and a little string tie. Across the top of the board "A Lesson in Male Anatomy" was written. Below that in smaller writing was a note, "Girls, get dressed and sit quietly at your desks. Your lesson will begin. He’s the newest addition to the group known by all too many people as ‘The Munchkins’, an indescribably bright consortium of young geniuses centered around Terri ‘pTerridactyl’ Addison.Said consortium has put seven figures in Rachel’s bank account. That’s the GOOD thing. Astounding thing. Completely unthinkable thing. But her father and I count it as good.Derek, on the other hand ... I remember when I first met him. I’m used to the noise that the herd of Munchkins make as they travel, and on.