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Dakota Ebsen was so happy when she got off the phone. Jeb Kulp, the boy she had a crush on, asked her out on a date for tomorrow night. Even with having her chore of babysitting her little brother and sister, Eli and Penny, she said yes. She would just get her father to have her older brother, Bob, do the babysitting. There was no way the patriarch would say no. He always said that an Ebsen has to pick up extra work around the house if another had something important to do. To Dakota, nothing was more important than having a date with the boy who was going to become the man she was going to marry. She went out to the barn to talk to her dad. "Paw, I have a date with Jeb Kulp tomorrow night, so Bob has to babysit Eli and Penny." Wilbur's grease stained face looked up from the old tractor he was working on with a look as stern as his parenting style. None of his children would tell him how the division of labor was going to be. He showed his displeasure because trying to get one more year out of the tractor was getting under the farmer's skin deeper than a groundhog hole. "Dakota, Bob does not have to babysit your younger siblings." "Sorry sir. Is it fine if Bob babysits Eli and Penny tomorrow? I have a date with Jeb Kulp." Wilbur's unconscious stern look went to one as genial as a clerk at a general store when his daughter corrected herself. He knew Dakota was just excited that her crush asked her out. "Dakota, you can ask Bob to do so, but he does not have to. He has his chores to do tomorrow and it would not be fair for him to pick up yours." Dakota tried to use her dad's teaching against him. "An Ebsen picks up more work if another has something important to do." "That is true my child, but going out on a date is not important. You can pick up his chores tomorrow and he will do yours." Dakota thought that was as fair as the county's pie contest. Ms. Griffin always won for her husband and cousin were two of the three judges. She did not understand that wanting to do something does not make it important. "I can't do his chores tomorrow, baling hay. It's a man job." "It is not fair to ask Bob to do his chores then yours so you can have some fun." The girl who wanted nothing more than to be at the side of Jeb at the movies tomorrow thought her father was being unreasonable. Bob was going to stay at home tomorrow night anyways, so why can't she be out without him doing less. Dakota did not think the reason her older brother was going to stay in was from being tired working the fields all day. "Bob would not be doing anything he was not doing anyways." "If you want to go out on that date you can either ask him to do the babysitting or change the chores for tomorrow." "But Father..." Wilbur was finished as an old mare with this conversation. He needed to get back to doing the maintenance work on the tractor so there was a chance it would start next spring. The family could not afford buying a new tractor until after next year's harvest. They were converting their fields to be organic and the chicken to be free range. The revenue was not good until they were certified. That was why Wilbur had Bob doing more of the farmwork so the elder Ebsen could do transmission work on the side, to make ends meet. The tired and worried farmer cut off his daughter quicker than the summer's sunrise. "Don't 'but Father' me, Dakota. That is how it is going to be." Dakota left the barn wishing her mother was home tonight. The girl who saw her future being held back by her father was sure that her mother knew tomorrow night's date was important. Maybe her brother would do the extra work for her, Bob should not expect her to do his chores instead. They were so physically draining on her. If somehow Bob would not do her a favor, Dakota still had a plan. She was going to ask her mom to make Bob babysit tomorrow night, even with that going against her father's ruling. ************* The late summer sun was beating down on Bob as hard and relentless as a whip on a stubborn mule as he worked the fields. He was happy that he got an early start to his day and would be done by lunch with what his father expected to be done. The boy who was getting a permanent farmers tan was exhausted, but pushed on to finish. He just wanted to get inside. Even with helping to clean up after supper, the rest of the day would be restful for him. He enjoyed working the land and like the rest of his clan, Bob loved helping his family. The helpful son knew his dad would not have been able to do transmission work on the side if Bob did not help. It might have been before lunch when Bob got finished with his chores, but he almost put in a full day of work. The tired boy was looking forward to a shower to clean the grit of the field off of him and then a nap before supper, so he could enjoy a peaceful evening recharging by watching a baseball game. His beloved Cardinals rebuilding process was ahead of schedule and were battling the hated Cubs for the lead on their division tonight. As he entered the homestead Dakota was waiting for him with a cold glass of iced tea in her hands. She gave him the tea and said, "Bob, can you watch Eli and Penny tonight?" Bob did not like the greeting and the question. He knew that Dakota wanted him to do something which he would not. Watching his brother and sister was not high on his list of activities he liked, but he knew there was something more about the request. "Why?" "I want to go out tonight?" Dakota and Bob had a close relationship and he knew how his little sister loved to share with him. Her being as stingy with the information about her plans as a miser made him want to pry for more information. "What are you doing?" Dakota wanted him to say yes before she told him. She knew that Bob's opinion of Jeb was as low as Johnny Cash's singing voice. Bob saw Jeb as someone who used other people and did not like him. Bob also knew that Jeb only stayed with his girlfriends for sex. To Bob, Jeb was not the type of person he wanted associated with the Ebsen's. If possible, she did not want that to weigh in on his decision. The lady who wanted the date did not want to force her brother into babysitting if she did not have to. That would be a strain on their relationship. "I have a date." "With who?" "Are you going to watch them or not tonight?" "Answer my question first, with who?" "It should not matter." Dakota dodging the question as good as Bruce Lee dodged punches made Bob come to a decision. He did not like saying no without giving a good reason, but Dakota was hiding something. "No, I am tired and just want to relax tonight." "Come on." "Tell me who you have a date with." "No, for you will use that as an excuse as why you don't want to do it. The real reason you do not want to do it is for you see it as women's work." "It doesn't matter if it is women's work. I would do it if I want to. Tell me more about the date." Dakota only heard him saying it is women's work. It did not matter that she said it first, Dakota found his statement misogynistic. How could he think that something was a woman's job? It is not beneath a man to babysit. She also forgot that just yesterday she call his chores a man's work. Dakota thinking that her brother was being sexist in saying 'no' made it easier on her to get their mom to force him to babysit tonight. She left the kitchen to go get her way and help her brother to see life in the correct way. ********** Bob Ebsen came out and the bathroom and the look his mother gave greeting him told him she was disappointed with him. Irene Ebsen found her eldest as disgusting as Divine in Pink Flamingos. How could such a sexist statement come out of her son's mouth? The good mother thought she raised her son to be the salt of the Earth, instead Bob was the salt in society's chauvinist wound. "You will be staying in tonight and watching your younger brother and sister. Dakota has a date with Jeb Kulp." Not liking hearing not only his sister somehow finagled him into doing babysitting for her, but Dakota also had a date with that creep which called itself a man made the look on his face match his mom's. Irene assumed the strong look of disapproval was from her son finding what he had to do as demeaning. "Don't give me that look young man. I raised you better than that." Bob was tired. "Sorry Mother, I am tired so I am going to nap until supper." Irene said, "Hold up, we need to talk a little about your attitude. Babysitting is not woman work." "What?" "Dakota told me what you said." "What did I say?" It saddened Irene that her son did not even know what he said. Him not recognizing the offensive statement had to be from from the comment being so casual and him accepting it as the truth. "That babysitting is a woman's work. Listen here Robert there is no such thing as it's a man job/ it's a woman's job. So to learn your lesson you will be babysitting tonight." Bob went to clear up what he said to his mom. To give his mom context on how he used the phrase. "But Mom......" "Don't 'but mom' me. Instead of trying to defend that vile statement you need to think about why it is wrong. Women do not have it as easy as you think they do." "I know mom, like I was saying." Irene was starting to lose her religion with her son. She had the same money worried on her mind as her husband so her patience was just as low as their bank account. Irene just wanted Bob to act like a good son should, do what he was told, and learn his lesson. Her frustration about both situation came out when she said. "Don't 'like I was saying' me, young man. Now not only are you going to babysit but you will be doing all of Dakota's chores for the day." Hearing that his sister did not even start her chores irked Bob. The boy with a strong work ethic did not mind carrying his weight around the house as long as all others did. Dakota just got out of her fair share. His mom not listening to him added to his irksomeness. "Mom please let me explain," Irene saw her son trying to get out of what she said and that frustrated her. When Ms. Ebsen was frustrated she would get flustered. "If you want to give me sass maybe, maybe you should dress like someone who gives sass." "What?" Irene did not like it when people would point out she did not make sense when she was in a fluster. They got the general gist or they should. "You know what I mean, anyway you better get started on the rest of your chores." "Mom." Irene was ready to cut off her son so he only got one word out. Bob was tired from being up since 4 o'clock. He wanted his mom to take that into account. "Don't 'Mom, I have' me young man. Now you are going to dress like someone who gives sass." Irene had no idea what she meant and hoped that her son didn't ask her. "What are you talking about?" Irene took her son being confused and sounding irritated as backtalk. She did not like being challenged by her children in such a disrespectful manner. Plus, him not just doing what he was told took away her joy about Dakota getting the date with the boy she fancied. Being even more flustered Irene pictured what someone who gave sass would wear and saw a dress. She heavily associated that word with women and made the mistake of blurted out "A dress." "Mother you would not." Irene did not want to put her son in a dress but backed herself into a corner. She did not want her word to lose it meaning to her son. "I would and you doubting it means makeup for you also." "No." Irene dug herself in like a badger ready for a fight. She thought on how to make it worse and remembered that she had that home perm kit for tomorrow night. The threat of a perm had to make Bob conform to her wishes. He was being rebellious and growing his hair a little long. It was at his shoulder. Her and her husband both did not like it. She smiled and said, "Yes, and now I will give you a perm." "You know Dad will not like this." Irene knew she had to at least tell her husband before doing this. Wilbur would understand for sometimes it takes harsh measures to discipline their children. Plus, the perm would mean tomorrow Bob would go back to the crew cut hairstyle they both thought was more appropriate for their son. "He will understand, we are a team and you are not being a team player. Now get to the bathroom and getting ready for your perm." Irene walked away hoping that her son would come to his senses and apologize when she came back. With thinking that she would not go through with most of the discipline she handed out, Bob's mom did not bother to call her husband. The more she thought of it, the more she thought her son was right. As she was gone, Bob began to fume like an open gasoline can. Dakota should have never of asked him to babysit if she was not going to take no for an answer. Plus, she lied about him saying babysitting was women work. He came to the conclusion his sister set him up. She got him to say babysitting is women work to get their mom to force him to babysit. Then when his Mom was as open a Chic-Fil-A on a Sunday to hearing him out made the fuming intensify. Then she accused him of not being a team player. Bob always did his chores and offered to help. There was a chance he would have said yes, but Dakota would not tell him the entire story. If wanting to know why and be able to explain yourself was not being a team player, Bob wanted cut by the Ebsen's. Irene came into the bathroom holding the perm box. She wanted and gave her son a chance to apologize. If Bob would just say I'm sorry then she would be kind and only have him do Dakota's chores for the day. Irene wanted Dakota to be at her best for her date with Jeb tonight. Still, if the apology was good she would relent and only have Bob help Dakota get her chores done. The lady who was looking to save face asked her son if he had anything to say. Bob stayed as silent as a Buster Keaton film. Each time he talked only got him in trouble. Irene wanted out of this more than a woman set up on a blind date with an ex boyfriend and tried to give her son one more chance. "When I ask you a question you answer me, do you have anything to say." Bob was defiant and shook his head no. Irene went to squash the bad attitude out of him and said, "Fine, you do listen to me, that means you will dress like a woman another day, Bobbi Sue." She got a dead stare as a response. That stare sent shivers down her spine and goosebumps migrated from far beneath her skin to all over her body. That look told something she should have known a long time ago, she crossed a line which no parent should. That did not matter to Irene, she believed if she gave in now that would change the power dynamics in the mother/son relationship, so she did not. Irene did make a couple of quick decisions. The first one was she would tell Bob how to undo the perm tonight after her and Wilbur got home from their date night. That peace offering of helping him keep his hair was more than enough to make amends for what she was doing to Bob. The second one was quit making the discipline worse. The mom who would not back down did so by saying, "Fine, if you are going to have a temper tantrum I am not speaking to you either Bob." Irene had a smile on her face for she thought she stated to make amends with her son. Bob took the smile as his mom flaunting over him she can call him either Bob or Bobbi Sue. Doing his best Clint Eastwood impersonation Bob said in a low graveling voice, "Don't you mean Bobbi Sue?" Irene raised her voice so loud it traveled down to the living room for all of Bob's siblings to heat her say, "Yes, I meant Bobbi Sue!" The silence in the bathroom as Irene did the perm and makeup made her as uncomfortable as if she was wearing shoes three sizes too small for her feet. Even with her just putting a little bit of makeup on her son's face did nothing to ease how her gut disagreed with her actions. Irene justified the feeling by telling herself that doing the right thing is hard. Irene was also planning to relent on the outfit. She was going to have her son wear a pair of leggings and a t-shirt. She changed those plans quickly when she said, "Follow me Bob to get your outfit." Saying Bob brought back her anger she had at her son correcting her over not using Bobbi Sue. She couldn't take it out on who really deserved it, herself. That would mean she was admitting she was wrong. Instead, she did so on her son. To save face she said, "Sorry, I meant Bobbi Sue." The mom who knew that she was digging herself a bigger hole and could not stop went into her closet. Unconsciously she looked for an outfit which she would never want to wear again. Deep down inside she knew that after her son's punishment was over she would throw it out. That those clothes would remind her of what she believed she had to do to keep the mother/son relationship how she thought it should be. In the back of the closet was a sundress which would was uber feminine but would also be comfy. The dress was a bright Hawaiian print pink sundress with bright blue and yellow hibiscus on it. She had not wore it in over 5 years and kept it for sentimental value. Wilbur gave it to her as a gift along with two tickets to Hawaii. She put the dress down on her bed and got an old pair of panties and a padded bra out also. Then also got some flesh tone pumps. Each part of the outfit which Irene got ready gave her more regret for losing her temper, but she blamed her son. Even with knowing she was wrong the lady who was an authoritarian was still trying to save face with herself. Her ego was as fragile as one of the flowers on the dress she was giving her son. Bob went and got changed in his room. He still could not believe the punishment he was receiving, his sister setting him up, and his father was fine with it. The oldest of the Ebsen children felt betrayed by his parents and also his sister. As Bob was changing, Irene went downstairs and right away Penny asked who was Bobbi Sue. The question made mania set in for Irene, Irene realized her anger made her not think straight about how she was disciplining her son. All her other kids were going to see what she did to her son. Without answering the question she sent the youngest two upstairs for a nap and told Dakota she had to clean her room. Irene knew as soon as Bob came out of his room she was going to stop this insanity. Irene's plan did not come to fruition for she hesitated in saying it was over, as Bob came out of his room. She saw the look on her son's face and all she could do was stare. The look was anger and detest aimed at her along with a feeling of humiliation. The regretful mother muttered, "This is not right." Bob took his Mother's stare as her judging how he looked in the outfit. He was literally and figuratively as uncomfortable as someone wearing a pair of shoes three sizes too small for their feet. Feeling uneasy and being sick of how his Mom was treating him, Bob said, "Yes my legs are not shaven. Irene lost her temporary sanity. She could not believe her son was still giving her sass even while in a dress. To her that just showed Bob had contempt to what he called women work. A child should never be as disrespectful to their parent as Bob was being today. To make her son learn his lesson Irene added to Bob's punishment. " Your chest and armpits are also. Go in the bathroom and use my Nair. Just put it on the hair you want to remove." The situation was getting like a secret shared with a gossip queen, out of control. Irene knew there was something she needed to do but did not have the time to think of it. This something was call her husband. As she was searching as wildly in her mind as a drunk daredevil for what she needed to do Dakota called for her. Dakota knew something was up but cared as much about it as America did about the World Cup. Her date with Jeb was on her mind. She wanted to look perfect and wanted her mom's advice on what outfit to wear. Irene went to Dakota and put as much thought into choosing between the three outfits as what the Cookie Monster did picking his meals. After dealing with her daughter's high school issue, Irene went back into the hall to see her son wobble like a drunk towards the steps. She did not know how Bob did not break his ankles. The woman looking upon her son walking in heels also wondered how long he had that rash which was all over his legs and chest. The splotches all over Bob was not a rash but a chemical burn from the Nair. With his mom telling him how to use it, the boy with the irritated body did not read the directions. Irene offered to help the balance impaired boy. Bob refused it, he did not want anything from his mom. He felt like he would owe her something if he took it. Irene went to steady her son and he jerked away. That sudden movement on the step was all which was needed to make him lose the little balance he had. The boy in a dress quickly fell down the stairs. The only thing which went down faster that moment was Irene's opinion of herself. The concerned mom asked, "Are you alright Bob?" Bob's pride and his feelings towards his mom was the only thing which was hurt by the tumble. Bob sneered back, "Don't you mean Bobbi Sue?" "Get up and sit down and make sure you are fine." Bob was sitting on the couch and they both heard laughter from the stairs. It came from Dakota. She came downstairs with the excuse to ask her mom what earrings to wear tonight. In truth she wanted to investigate what was going on. The formerly apathetic girl's interest perked up like a prairie dog's head from it hole when she heard the thud of Bob hitting the landing. "You look so cute Bobbi Sue." "Go fuck yourself Dakota." "Don't talk to your sister that way." "Yes that is no way for a girl to talk Bobbi Sue." "Dakota don't mock your brother." "I will for she set me..." Cutting off her son before she could hear the entire story once again. "Don't blame her for your sexist attitude about women. That is what got you in that dress. To think I felt bad about how you were walking in those heels." "Let me explain what happened." "I already know what happened young man." Bob got up and found his balance and said, "Don't you mean young lady?" "Quit that, I did that once for what you did called for drastic measures so you learn the errors of your way." "You don't even know my side of the story and calling me Bobbi Sue once is one too many times." "Don't give me that." Dakota snuck back upstairs as Bob was standing up to his mom for two reasons. The look her mom gave her told Dakota she was in trouble for coming downstairs. Another her brother saying his side jogged her memory about the conversation with him. She used women's work first and Bob said if before. He did not mean to put down babysitting. Even with trying to stay mad at Bob Irene could not. The only red she saw was on her son's body. She knew her son was as right about her using Bobbi Sue as Reeces' was about pairing peanut butter and chocolate. "How long have you had that rash dear?" Bob did not answer the question. "What are the chores?" Hearing the question about the chores made Irene forget inquiring about the rash. Wilbur was not going to be happy that they were not done. The lady knew that her husband would also not like her taking away Dakota's chores and giving them to their son. The Ebsen's have been asking too much from their oldest son and daughter and adding more to one was not right. The extra work would end when they started to get the futures on all the organic and free range farm goods from next year. Wilbur would quit working at the transmission shop and Irene would go back to only doing the farm's administration work. Her answer of not to worry along with her solution of Dakota would do them tomorrow gave the lady in over her head a false sense of getting control of the situation. Reality hit her harder than a punch from Mike Tyson when Bob said, "I will just get them from Dakota." Irene knew her son's integrity would stop him from listening to her. He got a punishment and would not accept a pardon. Bob's acceptance of what was coming to him reminded Irene of his dad. That was one of the reasons for this punishment. She wanted to nip his backward and backdated views on women in the bud; before they could come in full bloom. Irene made a compromise with herself, she would just give Bob part of the chores. Dakota would just have to do a little extra tomorrow. "It is cleaning the living room, change your shoes before you start." "No this is the outfit you picked out. I do not want charity from you." That boy's stubbornness also reminded her of Wilbur. She knew it would be easier to convince a dog person cats are the better pet than to get Bob out of those heels. Irene left her son to do the housework. It pained her to look at her son and she also did not want a chance to dig her hole any deeper. Eli was thirsty so he came downstairs to get a drink of water. He saw Bob in a dress and said, "Boys don't wear dresses." "Eli, if they want to they can." Eli stood there and soaked in what his older brother said. It made sense so he agreed with it. "Do you want to?" Bob stood there and soaked in the question. How was he going to answer the question truthfully. He hated to lie, but at the same time Bob did not want his anger with his mother to be shared with Eli. In a way Bob did want to for he wanted to accept his punishment so his reply was truthful. Bob also decided if Eli asked the right question he would say their mom put him in it because he also wanted his answer to be honest. Bob said, "Yes." "Should I call you Bobbi Sue when you are in a dress like mom and Dakota do." "If you like." The four year old seeing his brother do his sister's chores while in a dress and hearing those answer made him ask, "Does that mean Penny can play army with me." Oh how Eli wanted to play army with someone else. It would be so much fun to have someone else to run around with and say bang. "Eli, only if she wants to. She might not want to or you might have to play house with her. Remember this, anything a boy can do a girl can do. Also, anything a girl can do a boy can do." With as much joy as only a four year old can get Eli said, "I would so play house with Penny if she played army with me." Irene saw the entire interaction between the two brothers. She ran into the living room to put a stop to it at first. She was not going to let Bob make her look bad to Eli. How Bob handled Eli's questions made the doubting mom rethink her punishment and how she rashly jumped to the conclusion that Bob made a sexist statement. How her eldest child talked with his younger brother was not how an ignorant man would have. It was too gentle and considerate. "Eli why are you downstairs?" "I came for a glass of water, momma." "Bob can you get your brother a cup of water?" Eli corrected his mother. Hearing Eli call his brother by a girl's name made her feel terrible. She knew she deserved how she felt. One day Eli will not be as perfect as he was today and act just like Dakota, mock Bob with it. He would bring up this situation to embarrass his older brother. Eli might see it as harmless and just for laughs or it might be to hurt Bob. Still Irene's thoughtless actions unwillingly gave Bob's siblings ammo to use against him. Bob said, "Eli, if your mother wants to call me Bob now she can for that is always my name. Now only if I am in a dress and the person wants to can they call me Bobbi Sue. Do you understand?" "Yes Bobbi Sue. I will never call you Bobbi Sue when you are not in a dress." "Good, I will be right back." As her son went to get the thirsty toddler a drink Irene said, "Eli do not tell anyone that you saw your brother in a dress." "Is it wrong?" "No, it is just a secret and personal. When you find out something personal about someone else you should not tell other people without permission. It is not your place to share it." "OK mom." Bob found his footing and walked into the living room in a more stable manner. He went to give Eli the water by bending at his waist and found himself losing his balance. He then instinctively changed it bending his knees. Eli was grateful for the water and went upstairs. As soon as Irene heard Eli's door close she said, "Thank you for lying to Eli for me." "I did not lie and sure would not have done so for you." "You did tell Eli you wanted to be in a dress." "I do for I want to take my punishment." "Bob, quit it. You did not want Eli to see what his mom did." "Don't you mean Bobbi Sue? That is true, but at the same time I told the truth. If he asked the right question I would have told him you put me in a dress." At this time the front door open up, that only meant one thing, Wilbur was home. The tired moonlighter got done with the transmission work early. Hearing that creak made Irene remember what she forgot to do, call her husband. She knew that Wilbur was not going to be happy at the sight he was greeted to. His son with a rash all over his legs made up like a girl. "What is going on here?" The reasonable question was met with what the tired moonlighter saw as unreasonable silence. It was a simple enough question why didn't his wife or son answer him. Irene said nothing for she was as lost as a caveman put in front of a computer. Bob was not going to waste his breath to be cut off. The man who felt it would be more comfortable to be back on the cement work on a car said, "I will ask again, what is going on here?" Wilbur was again met with nothing. He went to ask the question for the third time but then knew doing so would be an example of insanity. The man whose blood pressure was rising faster than the temperature on an August morning tried to stay calm by using the pet name he gave his wife. "My moonshine, why is Bob is a dress?" Even with her knowing it was not the truth she went with Dakota's story. "Dakota asked Bob to babysit for her tonight. And when he said no, he said it was women work." "Is this true son." Bob said, "What happened." Wilbur went back to the Ebsen's parents favorite retort when not getting the response that they want. "Don't give me 'what happened' me young man. Yes or no is it true?" Bob said nothing. He was not going to answer that close ended question. He would not be able to explain and the story would not be close to the truth. "Young man I know the answer from you not saying anything, but you will answer me when I ask a question. So yes or no, is it true?" "I will not answer that question for you will not hear out my side of the story." "Don't give me 'you will not hear out my side story' young man. I will, I am your father." "You just proved my point by saying you know the answer without me speaking and cutting me off. Why should I even say anything when your mind is already made up that when I said women work it was not because Dakota said it first and I said it." "Is this true Irene?" "I do not know, Bob admitted to this and I doled out the punishment before I heard him out. I thought I heard enough. I did not think I would go through with it so I did not call you. I went to do call it off but Bob was being difficult." Wilbur was going to get to the bottom of this and got Dakota to come down stairs. "Dakota did you say that babysitting was women work?" "I was explaining to Bob why he said no to me." "Don't give me "I...." Irene said, "Wilbur do not cut Dakota off. We have been doing that too much lately and this is why we are in this mess." Dakota continue with the original way she saw the conversation. She did not want to miss her date tonight and would clear it up tomorrow. "I was explaining the only reason he said no was for he saw babysitting as women work and that is just straight up sexist." "Just like you saw baling hay as men work is sexist when I said that Bob would do the babysitting if you did his main chore for the day." "You asked your father to have Bob take over your chores?" "Yes." "You should had told me." "That still does not change the fact that what Bob said was sexist." Irene said, "Did Bob say babysitting was women's work?" "He might have. I do not know. That is just so sexist to think that some work is only for women." Wilbur said, "Just like it is sexist to think some work is just for men." Irene said, "Tomorrow we will have a long talk Dakota about how you were wrong about about asking me to get a different answer than the one you got from your dad. We will also talk about how there no such thing as women work or men work." Bob had been fuming like that can of gasoline since being told his punishment. Dakota being only given a small talk for doing what he was actually accused of was the lit flame which caused those fumes to ignite. What he said could not be taken the wrong way like a bad joke at someone's expense if Dakota would had paid attention. "Why doesn't she have to cut her hair and look like a boy for a couple of days?" "For I messed up with what I did with you Bob and it will take her years to grow her hair back." "Like it will with mine." "Yes but me and your father want you to have short hair." Wilbur knew that they both bitched to each other about Bob's long hair but could not believe his wife issued a punishment to get their way. The bitching was not really about the hair. It was the a way to relieve the economic pressure the family was under. Wilbur and Irene did their best to hide it from their children. They went without while making sure their children's childhoods were not lessened. Tonight's date was a perfect example. They told the kids they had reservations at Ditka's Steakhouse and then a movie. The truth was they were going to Eat'N Park, the local dinner chain, and then a little drive. "Irene, you should have heard our son out. We aren't going out tonight, we need to have a talk. You are staying in tonight Dakota." Dakota again had a la carte hearing and only cared about her date being canceled by her dad. The lady who was getting what she wanted knew if she had to back out of the date there would not be a second chance. "Dad, what mom did was no different than what you did last night. Plus, with you and mom staying in, Eli and Penny do not need a babysitter. " "It is very different. Last night I heard you out and made a decision. You wanted me to change my mind and I was not going to. We asked too much from both of you. I was not going to take away from you to give more to Bob. Dakota don't you ever again ask your mom or I for something and then go to the other one when you do not like the answer. Like I said, you will be staying in tonight." Dakota thought that if she got her brother to babysit that somehow that would make her dad change his mind. "Bob please do my babysitting tonight. I would not have asked Mom after Dad said no if this is not important to me." "Don't you mean BobbI Sue?" Instead of correcting Dakota on that she was staying in no matter what, a new issue came to Wilbur. His son inferring that Dakota called him by a girl's name. His question only had to be "What!" and everyone knew exactly the what he was referring to. "Mom was calling me Bobbi Sue so I would learn my lesson and Dakota joined in, Dad." "Let me explain sweetie pie. " Bob said, "Don't give me 'Let me explain' mom." "Son do not cut me off. I know I was wrong doing so and I should have heard you out." "There is no way you can explain calling me Bobbi Sue loud enough for my brother and sisters to hear you." "Yes for you irked me on. I said it once and I knew I was wrong." "You never said you were wrong and why." Dakota said, "Bob I am sorry that I joked that way. I was not being serious. Please babysit for me." Before Bob could give his sister the most definite no she would ever hear in her life Wilbur said, "This is not about you doing the babysitting tonight. You are being punished for going behind my back and trying to get a different answer without telling your mom what I said." Irene knew this date was as important to Dakota as cinnamon was to apple pie. The loving mom also knew that Dakota deserved to be disciplined as much sausage needed to have meat in it. She came to the conclusion Dakota's punishment could start tomorrow. "Wilbur we are staying in so Dakota can go out. She can be punished tomorrow." "Dad with you staying in, me and Jeb can use your reservations at Ditka's." Another pocket of the fumes from Bob's anger was ignited. It was hard for him to hold in the explosion from feeling humiliated from being in a dress and how irritated his irritating rash made him. Then Dakota was trying to get to make her date better also did not help to keep the anger in Bob. "That is bullshit mom. She set me up and lied to get her way. I am in a dress because of her and you do not want to punish her." Wilbur understood his son having those little outbursts, but was not going to stand Bob show disdain for his wife. "Show your mom more respect Son!" "Dad, Mom did nothing to maintain the respect I give her. This rash is from her having me use Nair." "Your were supposed to test it on a little patch of skin first Bob." "I wish you would have told me that when you made me use it." "Who doesn't know that? Plus, you should had read the directions." Irene's answer made Wilbur understand why Bob was not showing his mom any respect. She was not acting like she deserved any by down talking to Bob and trying to shift blame from herself. "Irene I did not know. Also, you should have never had our son doing any of this." "I know, I made a mistake, but it is only a mistake and will not do it again." "Irene it was more than a mistake, it was a bad decision which became many and now you will not own up to any of them." Hearing her husband tell her what this really was made Irene faced the truth like a marigold did with the sun. "Dakota help your brother get that gunk of his face and Bob get upstairs and take a 20 minute mild shower. Also wash your hair with my shampoo at least 5 times. The perm did not set yet and you should be able to get it out of your hair. Then when you are done in the shower put some of moisturizer with aloe vera on the rash. " *********** Looking at Bob all dolled up was not funny to Dakota anymore. She felt guilty and wanted her brother to know. So as Dakota got the make up remover on the cotton ball she did apologize to Bob about what happened. "Bob I am sorry. I did not think mom would do this. I was mad about thinking you thought babysitting was women work." Bob wanted to hear his sister try to justify what she did as much as a foodie wanted McDonalds. "Just tell me what to do and get out of here." "I said I was sorry." "I don't care." "Come on I didn't mean this to happen." "Just fuck off I do not want to talk about this with you." Bob's message was as clear as a picture to Dakota. She knew her brother needed some time to calm down. "Just use a cotton ball with the make up remover on your face until it is dirty. Then get a new one and repeat. I understand, we can talk later when you want to. I just wanted that date with Jeb. I should have told you who it was with, but knew you would say no. I was mad at you about that and took what you said." Bob soaked in what Dakota said like one of those cotton balls did the make up remover. As he was cleaning his face the boy who was looking more like himself with every swipe hoped he would had said yes to his sister's request, but knew he would not have. Bob knew it was wrong, Dakota could go out with jerks if she wanted to. Bob just wanted her not to so he did not have to deal with them if they hurt his sister. Bob then got into the shower and the cool water felt so good on those chemical burns. The shower also got rid of the fire in Bob's soul about what his mom did. Even with his parents not admitting, he knew those two were under a lot of pressure. His dad would not have been working at the transmission shop if the family did not need money. Also his mom would not have went to Wal-Mart to do a couple of shifts. *********** As all their kids were upstairs Wilbur and Irene started to have a talk which they needed. This talk was not about the right subject so it would do about as much good as any. "Wil, you are right we have been asking too much from Dakota and Bob, that is why we should let her go out tonight. She is our daughter not our babysitter." "Sweetie pie, I know she is our daughter, just like Bob is not our farmhand. We cannot ask him to do both. She should have not gone to you after I said no." "Tonight would be so special to her and we are doing nothing special. She really has a crush on this Jeb." "My moonshine, I know she does but they can go out next weekend. She came to me at the last moment and I told her how she could go out on the date, but she did not want to pick up Bob's chores so he would do hers." "I know and we are staying home tonight so we can watch Eli and Penny. Just let her go." "For it to be an effective punishment we need to take something away from her which she wants. Like you took away Bob's manhood" For one second a Irene's vanity became a cloud covering the sun of truth raining down on her. She was about to try to defend putting her son in a dress. Then she thought about how she kept on adding on to feminizing her son when she thought the punishment was not enough. Looking for the sun behind that cloud gave the truth the strength to disperse her self-serving recollection of the punishment . "We are, but we are just delaying it until tomorrow. My moonshine,this is important to her." "What would letting her go tell our son?" "That we learned from our mistakes." "No, not dressing Dakota up as a boy and cutting her hair tells him that. It will tell him that there are two different standards for him and her. That is not right. You were mad at Bob when you believed he thought that women work was lower than men work. You will be saying that women are held to a lower standard if we delayed disciplining Dakota." "You are right my moonshine. If this Jeb is worth it he will wait until next weekend for the date. I will tell her dear, she will better understand it from me." Irene saw the sad look on Dakota face and knew it was about to get worse. To her surprise it did not. The reason Dakota was looking as happy as Droopy the Dog was not from the date but her brother being mad at her. No first date with someone was worth losing the kinship to her kin. At that moment she felt that she was Bob's sister and Bob her brother in title only. "Dakota, you better call Jeb and tell him that you cannot go out with him tonight." Dakota put up as much of a fight as a paid off boxer. "I will mom." "Are you alright?" "I will be mom, just need some time alone." ************ Bob came downstairs feeling like a new man. He never knew that wearing clothes could sometimes make someone more uncomfortable than being naked. His dad greeted him with a hello and his mom by not making eye contact. It hurt Irene too much to see the boy she tried to hurt. Bob returned the greeting to his dad and called his mom. Irene looked at the boy she unwillingly tried to break and said, "What do you want Bob." "I am sorry Mom. I should have taken my punishment and objected in a better manner. I know how much pressure you and Dad are under. I could have explained to you later." Irene shook her head. "No Bob, you were right to stand up to me how you did. I went overboard. Plus, me and your father are not under any pressure, right my Sweetie Pie." "Yeah my Moonshine." "I know you are for Dad is just about working two jobs, did not hire any farmhands, and you went out and got a job mom. I know we are not bringing in the same money as we will get when certified organic." "It is not that bad son, your mom and I just do not want to be idle. The crops being sold for animal consumption did lessen what we brought in, but we made it up by having those jobs. We could get by without them." Now Bob was being the rays of truth which were shining through the clouds of self deception his parents were having. They knew the talk they had earlier only solved some of the symptoms of the big problem they had. The two loving parents knew they needed to talk about doing some austerity on the spending on the children. "Also, if you two are not going out you should let Dakota and her date Jeb use that reservation at Ditka's." Irene thought her son deserved to hear the truth about his parents aborted plans. "Dakota does not have a date and we had no reservations at Ditka's. We cannot afford that place." Dakota was coming downstairs and said, "Mom and dad, is it fine if Bob and I give you two your anniversary present early?" The three Ebsens in the living room looked at her confused. Wilbur and Irene's anniversary was not for another three months. Also, Bob and Dakota never went in on a gift. The parents agreed to the strange request and she told Bob to come upstairs with her to get it. Even with not wanting anything to do with the girl who shared his blood, Bob agreed with the even stranger request of getting something which does not exist. Dakota said, "Hear me out. I heard what mom said about not being able to afford where they said they were going. They sacrifice so much for us and it is not fair. I have some money saved up and if you do, we can pay for them to go out tonight. They will be out of the house and if you are ready we can talk. I want everything to be fine between us" The selfless act made everything fine between the brother and sister. She thought and showed her true colors. "I do, and that is a great idea, sis." "I will get the money and you give it to them." The reunited brother and sister went downstairs and that brought a smile to the faces of the happy couple waiting for them. They had no idea how those two made up so fast but were not going to look to hard for the good fortune which caused it. Bob gave them the money and said, "We did not make it to buy the gift certificates, but this is for a night out for you two. Use it tonight, you need it. I got watching Eli and Penny." Wilbur said, "No your sister does." "Yes Bob I am watching them. I don't have a date tonight. I will call Jeb and tell him." "Dad, you said to Dakota that if I would babysit she could go out on the date and I will. She wants this bad. I should have said yes." Wilbur relented for he gave his word and also Bob would not get the wrong message. He knew today his son became a man. That's who Bob was and his mom putting him in a dress would never have made him something he was not. ************* Wilbur and Irene went out and enjoyed their time. They did talk about how to cull back on spending. The parents also agreed to talk with Bob and Dakota about it. They wanted those two to have input on it. The parents would still make the final decision but with them getting help to keep the farm going until next harvest from their eldest, those two deserved to be in loop and give their opinion. Even with babysitting Bob was able to relax. This was for Eli and Penny came up with a new game to play, house army. Eli offered to play house if Penny would play war. Those two could not agree with what to play first so they combined it. It was simple they were the mommy and daddy having a nice dinner when invading space barbarians invaded the Earth. In between fighting off hordes of the aliens they had to make sure their baby was being taken care of. Dakota came home from her date early and Bob was upset he was right about Jeb. Dakota was not. Even if the date did not consist of going to Wendy's and then him suggesting going to where the highschool kids made out, Dakota knew it was not going to last long. All Jeb talked about was how great he was. Two of Jeb's three favorite topics was himself and the other one was other people's opinions on him. The two siblings spent the rest of the night talking and the only time the events of earlier today came up was when Bob accepted his sister's apology. She knew all was forgiven by Bob's actions but this was one of the few times Bob felt that words spoke louder than actions. Wilbur and Irene came home hearing their eldest two kids laughing about something. Right then Irene thought it was not men work or women work to make a family close, it was work for everyone.