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Jack and Betty - a Love Story

Jack gave Betty a wedding ring Life for them a kite on a string No worries, no cares, they were in love Everything perfect, below and above Then one night Jack went 'too far' Look, my dear Betty, how pregnant you are Nine months later, morning sickness aside Betty no longer felt like a bride A new baby to care for, her husband out the door Betty wondered what she'd gotten married for But just one look in her baby's blue eyes Betty just knew -- her sun would again rise And rise it did, because Betty had faith Married again, she's expecting her eighth

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Marikate Kingston

Date: 8/22/2023 3:12:00 PM

Good grief! Poor Betty will be really poor after buying all those diapers! Hard to give time and attention to each little ankle biter when their are so many.

Terry Flood

Date: 8/21/2023 3:39:00 PM

Sounds like the sun wasn’t the only thing rising, GW. Hopefully child 2 through 8 are to the same daddy…. Or dating’s gonna be a minefield. Ha ha… and you thought I’d go all squidgy over baby’s blue eyes! ;-) Terry

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/21/2023 7:58:00 PM

You mean, you're not all squidgy. ~ Idgy

Michael Tor

Date: 8/20/2023 9:44:00 PM

Such a great ending. Wish all experiences end like this one Gershon. Thanks for posting my friend...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/21/2023 7:57:00 PM

And they all lived happily ever after, except Jack, 'cos he hit the road, Jack!

Valsa George

Date: 8/20/2023 7:32:00 PM

A very cute story beautifully and interestingly told in rhyming verse. "But just one look in her baby's blue eyes Betty just knew -- her sun would again rise"..... Most mothers can relate to this experience of Betty ! Well done, Gershon !

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/20/2023 8:41:00 PM

And what about Jack?! What a loser, eh?! Oh, well. Betty will get better than him next time! Thanks, Valsa.