Thursday, September 3, 2009

8. Will the Real Father Please Stand Up

A. is a 20-something Asia-born dealer at a casino. And pregnant. Soon after breaking up with a white boyfriend, she started going with a Cambodian and is not sure who is the father. She's okay with not knowing: "they're both good guys."

M. is a 30-something former exotic dancer who supported a deadbeat husband and three kids for years until she decided that she couldn't keep on dancing for much longer. She decided to become a security guard, which requires some course or certificate which she duly earned. In the process of this mid-course correction she also kicked out her spouse--but not before having sex with him one last time. A week later she was in bed with his brother. Now she's pregnant. I'm not sure if current DNA testing can tell who's the father. But that's the least of her problems. She's pregnant and looking for a job as a security guard, wondering how she's going to support her family.

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