[nikkipigtails]

Thanks, mucci. The hardest part of staying home is finding excuses to leave. One can only handle so much of home at a time. Olivia is too young for play dates and she's not in school yet, so other than the grocery store and going for a walk, I'm stuck here.

Barb: we do need to stick together. I think when a man sees even a moderately attractive woman, it's difficult for him to get past that and even consider that she may have half a brain. I'm not saying that I'm gorgeous or anything but I've had a problem with that ever since I started working. I got a job at a law firm at 19 as their receptionist and runner and within 2 months I was a secretary for a senior partner. I got the job because he's a dirty old man and he wanted something pretty to look at, but I kept the job for 3 years, while going to school full time, because of my intelligence. But I spent most of my time convincing people that I knew what the hell I was talking about. Of course, it doesn't help that I've always looked younger than my age and on the phone I sound like a pre-pubecent kid. It sucked the life out of me.