Parker
Our second daughter, Parker Blaire Lafontant, greeted us on October 13th, 2010. It wasn't a Friday. It was a very nice autumn afternoon in Wednesday.
Parker has lighter hair than Aubrey does. Her hair is a lovely brown. She does share my green eyes.
Dwayne says his hair looked like Elvis Presley and that Parker's hair is from his mother. Jessie, my mother-in-law, dyes her hair from grey to blonde and doesn't have photos of her childhood because she had a rough start in life. I'll have to take their words on Jessie's alleged brown hair. I don't believe Dwayne ever looked like Elvis Presley, because what's left of his hair is tufts of brown, and no photos indicate his hair was anything else. Dwayne is a legend in his own mind, which is adorable when it isn't embarrassing me.
I moved us from Dwayne's backwoods lodge to a slightly bigger backwoods lodge. My savings aren't what they used to be, although I still retain enough of a reminder that I was once a wealthy woman. I have Aubrey and Parker's futures to think about. That's terrifying.
There isn't any guarantee about the future. While my own parents were far from emotionally supportive, I had upper class advantages. What did it get me?
I work on the books in a factory job while my husband works production. We're not struggling financially by any means, but I'm not in charge of any part of Americana besides my own little family.
Say that my daughters get the best education and jobs money could buy. If they're anything like me, which they are, does that investment mean anything?
Don't misunderstand. I love these girls. I just don't think emphasizing the material is the best approach.
I say that, but both are winning beauty pageants.
Parker, just like Aubrey, can send out flashes of light that, well, destroy. They're sweet kids. Their superpower is sporadic enough that I'm not sure how many people really suspect them.
Parker is calmer than Aubrey, but she certainly doesn't let her big sister push her around. I think Parker takes more after Dwayne and Aubrey takes more after me. Aubrey worries that Parker is full of germs and pulls away when the baby tries to hug her. Oh, Aubrey. I know you don't intend to look mean. You're still a baby yourself.