[Whit]

     Hmm, I remeber when my ex-psycho got pregnant with my son. I think I felt nothing at first, then came the mind numbing sense of responsibility. Of course I was 18 at the time. Six years later when I found out about my daughter she was already two months old so I kinda skipped straight to, "When can I see her?" That and kind of a deep seated need to be there for her.
     Then there was my daughters other half-brother (four days older than my son) who before the paternity test on my girl-child said to me, "I hope you are her dad because that means you'll keep coming around and things go right for me when you're around." That was like having a world fall on my shoulders, his world. I was like "Yep, here it comes, sympathy from knowing how hard this four year olds life has been. Right, here's the saddness 'cause his Dad doesn't care... Oh, there it is, the mind numbing sense of responsiblity." These day's when asked I say, "I've got 2.5 kids, two by blood, one by spirit."
     Ok, after a quick review I realize that this post must come with an offer of one free arkie joke to all readers. Have fun.