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Just July | Episode 8
My Life in Reality Television
Would my life make a good reality TV series?
Before I turned 35 my life would have been the perfect reality show. People would have for sure tuned in to see what this crazy chick did, or didn’t do, next!
Married and divorced four times by age 35, with room in between for dating. (Imagine the guys I didn’t marry!)
Season 1
OMG! Our heroine is preggers! Remember folks, this is 1967, Roe v Wade hadn’t happened yet. You know, kind of like today in the US. Will she marry? Give the baby up for adoption? Tune in next week to see what happens when she tells her mom. (We’ll leave Dad to her.)
After the wedding, reality sets in. Hubby dearest is generally discharged from the army during the height of the Vietnam War. Infer what you will. He can’t hold a job, money is tight, and we moved five times in under a year. Tune in next week to learn how our heroine made one chicken, one jar each of peanut butter and jelly, and a loaf of bread last a week.
Ahh … now we’re getting to it! Baby is born, husband is crazy, wife is off the rails. The husband drinks and becomes belligerent, lashing out at nothing. becoming adept at walking on eggshells. Tune in next week to find out if husband #1…
