I Gave Up Language For A While,

I Spent Nearly Two Hours Deciding On An Outfit That Would Look As If The Subject Of Clothing Had Never Crossed My Mind, But Would In Fact Show Off My Best Features And Miraculously Hide The Extra Pounds.

Because I Was Starting Out In My 20's. I Wanted To Do It On My Own. I Didn't Want To Use My Dad Or Have People Say I Was Using Him.

And I Don't Think That Success Is Going To Destroy Me At This Point In My Life, Like I Used To Think.

My Dad Had More Compassion Than Me. He Was Nonjudgmental. He Didn't Care Where You Stood Politically. He Just Took You As A Person On Face Value. He Could Love All Stripes, And That's Why All Stripes Claim Him. He Didn't Judge.

Well, The First Year I Lost My Voice I Didn't Mind So Much Because I Was Going To Have A Baby And I Was Distracted With Him Anyway, I Didn't Even Think About It That Much, Well, Ok, This Is What's Happening.