Glass (Crank 2)

guys want girls to be, right?

I do grind my teeth, and

every now and then I lose

a chip from one. But those

can be fixed, right? Probably

the worst thing is how I’m

kind of edgy. Sometimes

I lose it completely. Once

in a while, I even scream

at the girls. But kids can

be obnoxious and a nanny

should keep them in line.

Right?

Relax

It’s not like I hit them. I can stop myself

before things get that out of hand. The most

physical I’ve gotten is giving Devon a good shake.

She deserved it. I mean, she was crying—

freaking out—because I said no to ice cream

after she got home from school. Ice cream?

I told her to go watch TV while LaTreya did

her homework. Devon screamed, Mommy

would give me ice cream and then she just

stood there, yowling like a dying cat. Nerves

frayed, I stomped across the kitchen,

grabbed her cheeks in one hand, squeezed.

“Shut the hell up.” But would she? No!

She looked me right in the eye. I’m gonna

tell my daddy. Definitely not the right

thing to say. I took her by the shoulders,