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44 Cecelia AhernYou have an instant message from: ALEXAlex:Phil:Alex:Phil:Alex:Phil:Alex:Phil:Alex:I thought you said you’d keep an eye on her for me Phil.I told you, if she didn’t learn to control her bladder she’d be outof here. She’s fine in the garden.Not the dog Phil, I’m talking about Rosie.What about Rosie?Stop pretending you don’t no. I heard mum and dad tell you overthe phone.How do you feel about it?Everyone keeps asking me that and I have no idea. It’s weird.Rosie is pregnant. She’s just turned eighteen. She can barely takecare of herself let alone a baby. She smokes like a chimney andrefuses to eat greens. She stays awake till 4 am and sleeps till oneo’clock in the day. She chose to take a job washing pots and pansat the Chinese take-away for less money than what her neighborswere offering for babysitting. She always said she didn’t want tohave kids till she was forty. I don’t think she’s changed a nappyin her life. Apart from Kevin, I don’t think she’s ever held a babyfor more than five minutes. What about college? What aboutworking? How the hell is she going to manage? How will shemeet someone? How will she make friends? She’s just trappedherself into a life that’s her worst nightmare.Believe me Alex, she’ll learn. Her parents are supporting heraren’t they? She won’t be alone.Her mum and dad will be at work all day Phil. She’s an intelligentperson, I no that. But as much as she tries to convince me,I’m not quite sure she’s convinced herself that when the cryingstarts, she can’t hand this one back. If only I’d gotten on thatflight and made it to the debs.Dear Stephanie,Let me help you find yourself. Allow my words of wisdom to raindown on you and shower you with knowledge. From one sister who