PRECIOUS: “I work at Pizza Hut for 25 years.”
CM: “That’s a long time to work at a job. Do you like it?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am.”
CM: “What else do you like to do?”
PRECIOUS: “I like everything. I take line dancing. I like playing X-Box with my brother.”
CM: “Is he any good?”
PRECIOUS: “No.”
CM: “Do you beat him?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am.”
CM: “What’s the best thing about you?”
PRECIOUS: “Love. And my mom and my dad.”
CM: “Your mom and dad love you?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am. Since I was a little baby. They appreciate me. They love me. My daddy named me Precious. He’s in the Bar-Kays.”
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LARRY: “My wife and I have been married for 46 years, but we’ve known each other all our lives. When we were going through school, there was a girl we both knew who had what I thought was the most beautiful name: Precious. I always said that if I ever had a little girl, that’s what I wanted to call her. So when our daughter was born, there was never any question about what her name would be. She fits it too. She is precious. She went to Madonna Learning Center, graduated from Bishop Byrne High School, and has worked for Pizza Hut for 25 years now. She’s always been independent.”
CM: “That’s a long time to work at a job. Do you like it?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am.”
CM: “What else do you like to do?”
PRECIOUS: “I like everything. I take line dancing. I like playing X-Box with my brother.”
CM: “Is he any good?”
PRECIOUS: “No.”
CM: “Do you beat him?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am.”
CM: “What’s the best thing about you?”
PRECIOUS: “Love. And my mom and my dad.”
CM: “Your mom and dad love you?”
PRECIOUS: “Yes ma’am. Since I was a little baby. They appreciate me. They love me. My daddy named me Precious. He’s in the Bar-Kays.”
*****
LARRY: “My wife and I have been married for 46 years, but we’ve known each other all our lives. When we were going through school, there was a girl we both knew who had what I thought was the most beautiful name: Precious. I always said that if I ever had a little girl, that’s what I wanted to call her. So when our daughter was born, there was never any question about what her name would be. She fits it too. She is precious. She went to Madonna Learning Center, graduated from Bishop Byrne High School, and has worked for Pizza Hut for 25 years now. She’s always been independent.”