Human Echoes Podcast

Expecting by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt It didn't make no sense to me, but Momma said it made the birthing easier, so I did it anyway. I was scared. It was my first time, and I wasn't married. People already talked about my family's strange ways. Then I started showing, and the gossip spread like ripples in a swamp. "Let 'em talk," Momma said. "It don't make no difference. We'll have the last laugh on Judgment Day." Easy for her to say. She didn't have to go to school. She didn't have to see the looks the other girls gave or hear them whispering behind her back. She didn't have to put up with the rude comments of the boys. Like I was some kind of whore. KatieJo thought it was neat. She would. She wanted to talk about it all the time. "What's it like? I want one too, but papa would tan my hide if'n I don't finish school first. Does it kick yet? Will you let me feel it when it kicks?" I tried to explain that it wasn't all roses. I told her about the morning sickness and the weird cravings and waking up e