It was the year of 1989.
"Kate, look at these bills. We've spent over $500 on electricity this month. We can't keep doing this." Tom Baker said to his wife, Kate.
"Mom! Get Charlie to stop chasing me!" 10 year old Nora Baker said as she ran around.
"Charlie, stop chasing Nora." Charlie stopped and plopped himself onto the couch.
"Well, what are we going to do?" Kate asked with her attention back on Tom.
"There's only one thing we can do. We can still live in the house and go on as long as we watch what we spend. But honey, we can't afford having another child." Tom said. Kate was pregnant with her 6th child. The family already had 5 kids. They were Nora, Charlie, Loraine, Henry, and Sarah.
"So what areyou saying? We'll have to put him or her up for adoption?" Kate asked, her eyes watering.
"I'm sorry honey. But if we keep him or her we'll lose the house, we'll lose the car, we'll lose everything. It's not worth it. We have 5 already, I think our family is complete." Tom said putting a hand on Kate's shoulder. Kate moved her shoulder to push his hand off.
"I can't believe you're being so heartless about this, Tom! This is your child here! We're just gonna ship our child off to an adoption agency without thinking twice about it! No, I won't do it!" Kate shouted.
"Daddy, why is Mommy yelling?" 5 year old Loraine asked sitting in the corner of the couch in the living room. Kate turned around and walked over to her.
"It's okay sweetie. Everything is gonna be okay." She said embracing her daughter in a hug.
What will happen to the Baker's new child? Will they keep the child and live terribly. Or will they put the child up for adoption and live like a normal family?