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Bette’s Two Home Visits
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“What is that?”
“It’s called the ‘Art of Dissent’. The show debuts next month at the Slate Museum.”
“I see and does a person get paid for something like that?”
“Oh well it’s not a full-time job. I’m just doing it as a passion project.”
“I believe your application said you were employed as the Director of the California Arts Center. Isn’t doing projects with another museum a conflict of interest?”
“I’m on family leave for the next month. Being home with Angelica allows me to take on a few small passion projects that I can easily curate from here. I don’t take money for them, and they provide network opportunities and contacts that will serve me well when I open my gallery.”
“I’m not sure I understand. Are you leaving the CAC?”
“I’m working on my exit strategy, but I still have two years on my contract.”
“You do realize that being fiscally responsible is another of our requirements to support the adoption. It sounds like you are leaving a lucrative high-level position to start up a new business which could evoke some financial uncertainty.”
“My financial portfolio is very sound Roberta. I can take care of my family and still pursue a career doing the thing that I love.”
“OK let me just review: No baby proofing, prefers tactile encounters to taking safety precautions, soon to be passionately unemployed, harbors sexually explicit antipatriotic propaganda masquerading as art. What about men?”
“Men?” Bette was trying to wrap her head around everything else Roberta just rattled off. “Where the hell did ’men’ come from?”
“You do know that we’re lesbians, right?” Tina asked.
“Yes, that matter was fairly explicitly touted on your petition to the state which is all the more reason why I find the man question critical. How is Angelica going to know what a man is?”
“All she has to do is turn on the television they are everywhere.” Bette quipped
“Our child is going to be around a lot of men.” Tina stated
“I know but I mean a significant man. Is she going to know one special man’s voice? I mean how is she going to know what a man feels like? What he smells like? Will she ever rub her cheek against a scratchy unshaven face? Play with the curly hairs on his chest or his back?”
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Hi! Thank you for the chapter!
But i must say that even if i don’t like character Roberta both in the TLW and in your story ironically that the only real obstacle for Bette in TLW on her way for adopting Angelica was only Bette herself when she as trying to go to court and than to kidnap Angelica.
Hey Bat, it took awhile to write this chapter, but wow it was worth the waiting!!!!
I never liked or cared for Roberta and i think you did a excellent job to show her true colors.
And how Bette told her of about what she finds important to show and learn Angie, well done. The same for Tina, so happy to read how she supported Bette and came up for her!!!!
Looks like Helena is loosing it, she gets what she deserves, finally!!!
Looking forward to the next chapter!!!
Hi
Thanks BAT really enjoyed this.
Have I said how much I enjoy having you back posting? :-)
SG
Another great chapter, I am so glad that Tina told Roberta what was what. People with those types of biases should not be in the social work business. And I think she is lucky it was Melvin and not Peggy that heard the conversation she was having with Bette. Can’t wait for the next chapter. PPS
Hello Bat, thanks for another wonderful chapter. Oh my, that Roberta character was a super bitch on the show and you let her show that continuation, didn’t like her then and even less this time. So happy you let Bette and Tina give her what for as well as Melvin chiming in with his summation of her and that nasty attitude. She doesn’t know this but, if Peggy P had added her two cents worth she might be looking for another job, and it hasn’t been determined that Peggy won’t intervene, she has a long reach and knows all kinds of people. I really liked that Tina gave her a piece of her mind as well without tearing her apart. She is really in the wrong profession with her biases and attitude, God bless those that don’t have as much help as our girls and that have to put up with that woman. There are people like her all over the Social Services environment. Again, thanks for a great chapter. Thanks for posting. Have a great week.
Hi BAT2012, hope all is well with you. I’m kind of missing your fic and would love to read a new chapter. No rush, but, it has been over a month since we have heard from you. Do you think we could get a quick chapter or two sometime soon? : )