Picking up the wishing rock, Jon said, "I wish I could be the best possible single parent for Karyn."
With that wish, reality changed.
"Joan. I am home." Jon heard his mother call out from the front room. "How are my best two girls doing?"
'Two Girls?' Jon wondered. 'What does she mean, 'two girls'?'
Then it hit Jon. The parenting magazines had said that the best single parents were female, that two parent families were better than single parent families, and that having siblings was better than not.
A quick look at his hand did not show a wedding ring, or any rings. It did, however show that his fingernails were longer than he remembered and painted a dark pink.
"How was Karyn today, Joan?" Jon's mother whispered as she entered Karyn's room.
Knowing he had to answer, Jon said, "Fine Mom." His voice sounding more than a bit strange as it was nearly two octaves higher than it had been. "She is just waking from her nap and she was hungry." He added.
"I know that I was against you trying to study at home for your GED and take care of Karyn, but I admit that I was wrong. You are doing a wonderful job as a mother, better than I did."
"Mother, you did a good job as a mother." Jon said.
Jon's mother's eyes began to tear up. "I can't help but think that if I had been a better mother you wouldn't have "
"Wouldn't have what, Mom?" Joan asked.
"Wouldn't have
