Growing Pains

Well, earlier today I was readin' one of my favorite titles, The Tarnished Star. Boy oh boy, I must have read the back cover of that book 16 or 17 times. One of these days I'm gonna start reading the first chapter.

Anyways, while I was enjoying one of my favorite books, my son came running into the room saying he had found a stray and that he wanted to know if we could keep her. I told the young boy that if he promised to take care of her and feed her and train her, then he could keep it. He promised with everythin' he had that he would raise her up good. I told him to take me outside and show me the animal he had found.

Sho' nuff, it wasn't a dog at all. It was Mr. Isaac and Mrs. Erikahah youngest daughter. My boy had her tied up to a tree so she wouldn't get away. It was a mighty fine knot he had tied.

Regardless of his knot-tieing abilities, I beat my boy senseless. Then, after he regained consciousness, I made him return little missy to her ma and pa. Little missy was mighty pissed.

I don't know what I am goin' to do with this bastard son of mine...

-Nehemiah