Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far! I really appreciate the nice responces I've gotten from this. Here's the next part in "A Parent's Burden".
Before you read, I just want to let everyone know that whatever views are in this, they are not mine. I took whatI think the characters views are and wrote them out. I don't want to be getting any reviews that say "you suck, because you think lesbians are bad" or "you like lawyers, so you suck". No thank you,I can do without those.
italics-Joanne's father
bold-Joanne's mother
(All of this from Joanne's father's POV)
I would think that by this time, I wouldn't need to call my daughter to find out information. She should be telling us what happens when she comes to visit!
Well, Joanne - We're Off
I Tried You At The Office
And They Said You're Stage Managing
Or Something
Stage managing? STAGE MANAGING! What is that? Our Joanne is not an actor or in theater…though sometimes what she does in court is acting. But that's ok, just one more joke I can make. Lawyer jokes can be funny…if you know when to say them.
Remind Her That Those Unwed Mothers
in Harlem
Need Her Legal Help Too
Did you hear our kitten is in a great office now? She gets to do all sorts of pro bono cases, while still taking on those big jobs. Sure, her work might be mostly dealing with…ehem…sexual harassment cases…but there are some others in there to! Why, just last month she was involved a civil rights case…..that was about the time she started seeing that…woman.
Call Daisy For Out Itinerary Or Alfred
At Pound Ridge
Or Eileen At The State Department In
A Pinch
We'll Be At The Spa For New Year's
Unless The Senator Changes His Mind
Hmm. We don't get to talk to her as much anymore, it's just usually a quick "hello, how are you? Good, ok, good-bye" We used to talk much more when she was younger and lived in our house…this was age's 10-15 maybe? Of course she lived in our house much longer than that…but it seems that we weren't in the house a lot of the time. What with skiing in the Rockies, going to the white house, fishing in Texas…maybe Joanne talked more to others around us than to us. The Hearings Oh Yes - Kitten
Mummy's Confirmation Hearing Begins
On The Tenth
We'll Need You - Alone - By The Sixth
Is it wrong to only want to see your daughter, and not some other person! I don't think it is…especially if that other person is...her. That she-devil that is taking all of my baby's time. Why couldn't she find a nice man (or woman in her case) to settle down with? That's not too much to ask, is it?
Harold!
You Hear That?
It's Three Weeks Away
and She's Already Nervous
My wife always gets nervous, about anything; important things, small things. But my Joanne doesn't get nervous! Takes after her old man here you see. "Cool as a cucumber" as my granddad used to say. She could be up near the judge's dais and still seem like she was at a party, calm and collected.
I Am Not!
For Mummy's Sake, Kitten
No Doc Martens This Time and Wear a
Dress ...
Oh, and Kitten - Have a Merry
Now her fashion sense…that came from her mother. Or at least, her mother in her younger days. My wife now has a beautiful way of dressing, something her daughter still needs to figure out. But that's just fine, our kitten is still young, she can do anything she sets her mind too…she just needs to make the right connections. And that's were we come in. If she's not willing to get out there and make them, then we'll make them for her.
And A Bra!
Review please!