Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for December 31, 1996
Transcript:
Val: You're thinking of abandoning your copywriting business?! Why? Joan: It's such a long shot. I'm not sure I'm talented enough. Val: Who says? Joan: Well, I was just talking to Leon... Val: Leon? The ex-husband, expatriate, ex-participant in the human race? First he leaves you with no life. Then he returns to destroy what little you've managed to piece together! Joan: But, it is kind of nice to see him again. Val: Oh yeah. Just like old times. Happy New Year.
Someone once complained about these 2 women who were contributing to the fall of civilization by choosing to raise their kids without the fathers in the picture. Yeah, really.