Jolene's World: The Scheming Mother-in-Law (Companion to videos #5, #6, & #7)
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Bea Buzzerby, Darrel's mother. I love my baby boy, but I know he has issues with his memory which can be crippling at times. I'm thrilled that he managed to make it through college and land a job. (Of course he had help from me and his college friends.) It seemed like he was on the right track up until recently. He's become smitten with a girl who's attending college here. She seems nice enough, but she's pretty emotional. She melts down at the smallest conflicts. She also isn't attentive as she needs to be to Darrel's special needs. The girl's friend invited me over to have a celebration dinner with Darrel and his new fiancé, but Darrel didn't show up. The fiancé called him several times, but got no response. It was all very awkward, and I was getting worried. Finally, as dinner ended, and I was prepared to go look for him, Darrel showed up. "I'm sorry Mom, I was reading this new book that just came ...