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Uninzi lwabafazi abaya kuzibona kwibali likaJess. -Faith Sullivan, umbhali ophumelele amabhaso obusuku obuhle, Mnu Wodehouse
Yayingumsebenzi wokuzoba weveki yonke eSante Fe. Phakathi ku-Matshi. Kanye le bendiyidinga ukuze ndibaleke kwimiphumo yekhephu eMinnesota kaFebruwari. Ukubhukisha phantse yonke into, ndakuba ndilungiselele ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya, ndazibamba emqolo ngokuthatha umngcipheko ngokukhupha ikhadi lam le-AMEX ukuze ndihambe. Ungalindelanga ukufudumala ngenene, ukusuka nje kwikhephu kunye neendawo eziphakathi kobusika kuya kwanela.
Ukufika kwayo, intlango yayihluke kakhulu kwikhephu nasemkhenkceni kangangokuba andizange ndikwazi ukuyingenisa.
Emva kweyure yokutya kunye nesidlo sangokuhlwa kunye nobunzima beentlanganiso zokuqala ngaphaya, umququzeleli watsala iqela laba kwisangqa esijikeleze indawo yomlilo ye-adobe ukuze asinikeze kwiveki ezayo. Iintshayelelo kuqala, ewe-igama, apho uhlala khona kunye nento malunga nawe ngaphaya kobomi bakho bokupeyinta. Uhambise iplate ye cookies kumntu wokuqala, ukuqala.
"NdinguSophie, waseDes Moines Iowa, ndiqhawule umtshato, ndinabazukulwana ababini abathandekayo endiza kubatyelela ngaphambi kokuba ndibuyele eIowa," wahleka. Ndizama ukuwuthintela umsinga wasentwasahlobo. ”
“Meggie apha. Umhlolokazi waseChicago. Olu luhambo lwam lokuqala ukuya emzantsi-ntshona — ndichulumancile yimbonakalo yomhlaba — ohluke mpela kwindlela endiqhele ngayo. ”
Umhlolokazi okanye oqhawule umtshato?
“Dot — kwaye ndingumhlolokazi kwaye ndaqhawula umtshato kanye — kwaye ndingakuxelela ukuba yeyiphi eyona ilungileyo!” Wonke umntu wahleka. Dot waguqukela kummelwane wakhe ukuba adlulise ipleyiti yeicookies, xa uFiona, izihlalo ezimbalwa ezantsi zathi. "Khawutsho-loo nto iyavakala njengesifundo esingafunda kuso sonke."
Iigiggles ezimbalwa zokoyika, emva koko wongeza uFiona. "Ndinyanisile kakhulu. Ndicela ukwabelana nani? ”
I-Dot, ibhinqa elinenwele enomtsalane, yajonga kumququzeleli ngokungathi uyayifumana imvume, emva koko kwabafazi abasibhozo abajikeleze isangqa. “Ewe, akukho namnye kuni ondazi kakuhle, kodwa andinantloni kwaye ndingabelana nabo ukuba yile nto ungathanda ....”
Njengokungathi kutshintshiwe isibane, ubume obungqongqo beqela babonakala ngathi buyanyamalala, ubuso babo bungxangile. Eli qhekeza lomkhenkce alizange labelwe kodwa lisebenze kakuhle.
“Kulungile, nantsi ke ihamba. Ndineminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubudala. Ndatshata umyeni wam wokuqala uTom xa sisebancinci, ngaphandle nje kwikholeji. Sikhulise abantwana bethu, uJoe noJoclyn eDenver. Sasokola nemali ekuqaleni, kodwa ishishini likaTom lahamba; wayengumakhi kwaye ndincedisile ekulawuleni ishishini- ndingumcwangcisi mali. Sasitshatile iminyaka eli-15 ukusweleka kwakhe, umhlaza wepancreatic, weza ngesiquphe kwaye wamthatha ngokukhawuleza. ” Amehlo kaDot akhazimla okomzuzwana, kwaye wehlisa ilizwi kancinci. Kwakusoyikisa, kuthi sonke. ”
Kwakukho ukumbombozela okuphantsi kwiqela, kodwa uDot waqhubeka ngokukhawuleza. "Kodwa, ndandingqongwe ngokukhawuleza ngabahlobo abathandayo-mna noTom saba neqela elikhulu lezihlobo ezitshatileyo ezazindinceda kwinkqubo yokulila, sathatha abantwana sayolala ebusuku xa ndifuna ikhefu.
Uncedo lwabo lundivumele ukuba ndigxile kwishishini, ukuze ekugqibeleni ndilithengise. Ndagcina umsebenzi wam ndisebenzela umnini omtsha. Abahlobo bahlobo nje lokundamkela kunye nabantwana kwiintsapho zabo. Siziva sixhaswa kwaye sikhathalelwe. Imeko yethu yezezimali ayizange ibe mandundu, yayizezona nkalo zentlalo zazisengqondweni yam, kodwa zange kube kudala kuba ndihlala ndinomhlobo- abahlobo bosapho endithembele kubo.
Nabantwana benza njalo, benza wonke umahluko kuJoe, owayemkhumbula kakhulu uTata wakhe njengomntu ofikisayo. Kodwa, wayenabo ootata abambalwa ababemgcina ekhuthele kwezemidlalo kwaye bamkhulisa ngokufutshane ukuba uyayifuna. Soloko endixhasa. ”
Dot wajonga egumbini kwaye waphefumla ngaphambi kokuba aqhubeke. “Emva kokuba abantwana beye esikolweni, ndandikulungele ukuqalisa ukuthandana. Abahlobo bam abatshatileyo bafuna ukundimisa, kwaye sakwenza oko amatyeli ambalwa, kodwa kwakungalunganga. Kwakungathi ndithandana nabazala bam. ” Iqela lahleka watsho uDot wachaza. Uyazi, ngathi yinto nje eqhelekileyo. Ndivakalelwa kukuba ndifuna ukuphonononga iqela elitsha loluntu. Ekugqibeleni ndadibana nomfana endandifunda naye ekolishi-uJeff, utitshala, kwaye saqala ukuthandana. ”
“Ndandikuthanda ukuthandana. Into malunga nokukhululeka kwakhona; ngaphandle koxanduva lweshishini lokuqhuba okanye abantwana ukuba bajonge kufutshane. Ndicinga ukuba ndathandana naloo mvakalelo yenkululeko ngaphezulu kukaJeff.
Emva kweminyaka embalwa sihamba phakathi kwezindlu ezimbini, sitshatile ndaya kuhlala kwakhe. Ndiwuyekile umsebenzi wam kwaye andikwazi ukusebenzisa iminyaka yam yamava kwindawo efanayo, kodwa ndathatha umsebenzi kufutshane nendlu yakhe, umgama weyure ukusuka kwindawo endandikuyo. ”
“Owu, oh.” Amagama abonakala ngathi eza ngokuzithandela evela kuSophie, isilumko somfazi ngeenwele zakhe kwindawo engafanelekanga. Ukhawuleze wabeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni, ngokungathi uyawabuyisa amazwi, kodwa wonke umntu wajonga kuye wade wathetha.
“Ewe, injalo into eyenzekileyo kum xa ndithathe ikhefu. Xa mna nomyeni wam senza ukubalwa kweendleko zokukhathalela abantwana ngokuchasene nomvuzo wam, njengomhlalutyi weshishini-savumelana ukuba kufuneka ndihlale nabo ekhaya iminyaka embalwa.
Nangona ndizamile ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wam ngokuthatha isabelo somsebenzi kwaye ndiqhubeke nomsebenzi wam xa ndikulungele ukubuyela emsebenzini, bendijongwa njengomsebenzi we "mama" kwaye umvuzo wam wabuyela kwelona nqanaba lisezantsi. . ”
Jonga kwakhona: 7 Izizathu eziqhelekileyo zokuqhawula umtshato
Waqhubeka, ngoku enobukrakra. “Ke xa ndaqhawula umtshato kunyaka olandelayo, ukukhetha kwethu ukuba ndihlale ekhaya iminyaka embalwa akuzange kubalwe njengengeniso yosapho kusapho.”
Oko kubonakala kuvula izikhukhula kwingxoxo. Wonke umntu wayebonakala enebali lakhe malunga neembono ezahlukeneyo zabahlolokazi nabaqhawula umtshato. Abahlolokazi babebonakala befumana inkxaso kubahlobo abajikeleza ngenxa yokusweleka komyeni, abaqhawule umtshato babonakala ngathi baphoswa njengamaqabane omtshato angaphumelelanga, ukuze kuthintelwe xa kunokwenzeka.
Ngaba umfazi oqhawule umtshato uthathwa njengomhlolokazi? Okanye abantu bayathandabuza kancinci ukunika uncedo kunye nenkxaso kumfazi oqhawule umtshato? Abahlolokazi bancedwa ekungeneni kwakhona ekuhlaleni, kwaye uqhawulo-mtshato lujongwa njengezinye iintlobo. Oku akunakuphikwa ukuba iingxaki abahlolokazi abajamelene nazo ziyothusa kwaye ziyakhubaza. Nangona kunjalo, umhlolokazi okanye oqhawule umtshato, ubomi bugcwele ziziphithiphithi kubo bobabini.
Emva kokwabelana simahla-kubo bonke, aba bafazi babebophele. Nkqu nomnye umhlolokazi kwigumbi abaqonda ukuba abahlolokazi baphathwa ngokwahlukileyo kunabaqhawule umtshato.
Okokugqibela, ngexesha lesithuba kwincoko, uDot ushwankathele ekwazini ukujikeleza igumbi.
“Uyabona, ndikuxelele ukuba enye ibingcono!” Emva koko, uSophie wabamba igaffe kuqala wathi: “Hee, Dot — awufuni mntu uza kuvavanya le mfundiso yoMhlolokazi okanye oqhawule umtshato, akunjalo?”