“In those days people got married because they wanted to have sex. There was no reliable birth control. All the girls knew that they had to be careful or they would get knocked up and sent away. I had already had some close calls. It was the 1920’s and we were all party girls. I… Continue reading Mimi’s First Time
Category: Girl Talk
Gigi’s First Time
All the generations of women were gathering in celebration of their daughters who were coming of age. They would be talking about their own experiences as a way of passing oral history down to the young girls who were curious to know the story of their grandmothers’ fight for sexual freedom. The Girls were ready to… Continue reading Gigi’s First Time
Hungry for Life
Big Mary was feeling so ill. She had always been big. Huge. Larger than any of her classmates. When she was young the effects of obesity didn’t bother her. She was strong. She could carry her weight with panache. As she was hitting middle age some of the typical health problems arose. She became a… Continue reading Hungry for Life
Japanese Exchange
Asuka was quirky and funny and she fit right in with the family. On her first trip to San Francisco she chased seagulls on the pier and sang Christmas carols at the top of her lungs even though it was the middle of summer. She got the whole family to sing along, “Jingle bells, jingle… Continue reading Japanese Exchange
Status Symbol
Doug had a big bright intelligent smile. He was a tall, handsome, blond college student with upwardly mobile ambitions. He drove a dark green Triumph TR-3. He liked The Beatles, and couldn’t resist Kristie’s big blue eyes. He was the only boyfriend Kristie ever had who had the gumption to stand up to her father.… Continue reading Status Symbol