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Jasper and His Wife Created Bubba

Starla and Jasper have been living together for seven years They never got married, she did not like him that much He is running out of money, and his family is horrible In particular his son, Bubba, who is a loser. Starla is making plans to get rid of Jasper They have not gotten along well for six months Jasper’s son Bubba has moved in He is a hoarder and a pig, and does not work I cannot put up with the two of them she tells me It is bad enough that Jasper does nothing but he has enabled Bubba to be a grown leech Bubba is fifty-six, and has never held a job Bubba’s parents have supported him since birth He almost trained for a couple of jobs but they fell through, and he kept running home I cannot wait to make my escape! Starla tells me. She has mentioned to Jasper that she is moving in July. Jasper seemed okay with it. She thought it might be a clean break. Yesterday he said he wants to move with me, she told me. Not with Bubba I told him. Starla’s parenting was spot on.even though she was a single mother. Both of her children are responsible with careers. Bubba brags about “being a retired fire fighter” In actuality, he trained two weeks to become one and quit. Jasper and his wife have created Bubba. They deserve to spend the rest of their lives with him. Never expecting him to grow up or be responsible. I said to Starla, “maybe those two should get back together.”

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