Beth

Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel with a Gift Basket

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Stepmom, Son, a Love Motel  Amanda didn’t want to believe in fate, but she did want to believe in family. A quick look at the course her life had taken might tempt a person to view events through a fateful lens. Married at 19, widowed with his two kids by the time she was 23, a grandmother before she was 30. Her family life wasn’t exactly conventional. It seemed life kept throwing her one unexpected curve after another. Daniel never really gave it much thought. At 18, he was just starting out, with the long road ahead. Sometimes he wondered … Read more

Beth turns 18 and relives her favorite Halloween with Dad

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I guess before beginning my story, I should introduce myself. I’m Beth. That’s short for Elspeth. I’m not sure why any self-respecting parent would name a child Elspeth. It’s a fucking nightmare to grow up with. When you’re not being called Elizabeth, you’re most probably not being called anything, because Americans are so fucking stupid they can’t pronounce themselves out of a paper bag. So from a very young age I just settled for plain Beth. My parents had many strange ideas. They believed in a family bed, that is, a big fucking futon that took up most of the … Read more