"What's your alternative? We don't get t'choose when it comes t'family. Some of us get big families, an' some of us don't. Some women can have lots'a children, an' some can't have any. Two-and-eighty's a ripe age; it's unheard of. An' some people lose their daddies when they're young."
She was all right while she was saying it, but now that it's hanging in the air it gives her pause.
"Y'just gotta take care'a him the best y'know how. Um. So you're gonna spend your next few days on holiday with him? Anythin' special planned?"
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"What's your alternative? We don't get t'choose when it comes t'family. Some of us get big families, an' some of us don't. Some women can have lots'a children, an' some can't have any. Two-and-eighty's a ripe age; it's unheard of. An' some people lose their daddies when they're young."
She was all right while she was saying it, but now that it's hanging in the air it gives her pause.
"Y'just gotta take care'a him the best y'know how. Um. So you're gonna spend your next few days on holiday with him? Anythin' special planned?"