This story starts out on Thanksgiving morning. She starts talking about someone rolling joints and then describes cranberry sauce. Her dad came to drop off a turkey for her. When he drops the turkey off he says, “your mama took care of the thawing, she said you wouldn’t have room in your Frigidaire.” She responds with, “you mean Mom said Rindy shouldn’t be living in a dump, right?” We are then told more background info on her mother. She has the, “simple, immigrant faith that children should do better than their perents.” This shows a bit of pressure that may be put on her to succeed. We also find out that her father was a minor league catcher, until his knees went out.
Her dad tells her that her mother wanted him out of the house and says, “Your mama must have told you girls I’ve been acting funny since I retired.” I can understand how the dad feels. My own dad is a work-o-haulic so I cannot even imagine what he is going to do with himself when he ends up retiring. I’m sure my mom is going to have to find something to keep him occupied. The mother clearly has strong feelings about retirement and we are told, “Your mama thinks a man should have an office to drive to every day. I sat at a desk for thirty-eight years and what did I get? “ This shows that her father clearly has resentment towards his retirement and his old job.
Renata seems to want to keep her boyfriend, Vic, a secret from her father. She first refers to him as “a friend.” Then she is talking about her new lover named Ro, and how he was very different from Vic. He was more direct and forward. It seems as if the reason they broke up was because Vic wanted better things for himself he says, “You know RIndy, there are places. You don’t fall off the earth when you leave New Jersey, you know. “
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