ABSTRACT

Please imagine that you are a young woman in your first year in college who works as a nurse's aide part-time to help pay your tuition. You meet a young man who is charming, caring, and who works in a factory in town. You fall madly in love with him, get married, and give birth to your first child. Now, based on the stories your mama read you as a child, you know that you will live happily ever after.