August 17, 1982 He just married me to cook! Every night he's in his laboratory. I'm always in this stupid, ugly house.


August 18, 1982 Susta won't change for a long time. Bimmie has pills now.


September 1, 1982 School started. Frankie's still stuck on me. He says I'm sexy, that's why Bimmie married me. I said, He married me for my cooking. He laughed.


September 11, 1982 I felt funny again. I stopped by Momma's. She bets she knows what it is. She knew after ten days.


September 15, 1982 I had to ask the school nurse if it was that. She said, Yes, two weeks. I hope she's wrong. Babies are work. She said, But the fulfillment. I said, Changing soppy diapers is what you call fulfillment?