My sister and her husband, thankfully, were there for me and Nos when we needed them. I have to admire the way he played that out. He told me he couldn't take care of me or the baby any more, and told me to go live with my sister.

Alien said it was all 'too much' for him, and that I am no better than him or his family, just because I go to. I didn't want to put Nos into a unlicensed home daycare like most of his countrymen did with their children, which became a point of contention in my house. I needed something quickly, or else I couldn't enroll for the fall semester. I asked friends and family for referrals. I was pretty upset even though by this time I had established myself as Suzy Sucker, I still had a couple hot spots. Suspiciously, Alien's sister, who had agreed months ago to watch Nos (for pay, of course), suddenly decided she might get a daytime job in addition to her night 'part-time' cleaning offices. I figured it was because he was 'only' 21 years old, instead of seeing it for what it was and attributing it to his poor character.Įverything was arranged with the university I just needed to find daycare for Nos.

He begrudged any affection I showed the baby, and teased him relentlessly. Also, Alien was weirdly jealous of Nos from day one. He called me spoiled and selfish, but I stood my ground, because it was the right thing to do for my son. Alien felt that it was useless to finish my education. I repeated to him what I had been telling him all along, that once I could go back to school, I would take out more student loans to help pay the bills. Alien came to me one day in the beginning of July 1997, bemoaning the fact that I wasn't working anymore, and therefore wasn't 'paying my share'.

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