Merijoan's Delemma

When Merijoan Fitzbanks made the decision, probably not a good one, to send her middle son to New Orleans to rescue her youngest son from the lure of Tanya Hyde, who turned out to be a stripper on Bourbon Street, we all held our breath and waited for the two to return to Harper. As I said they both were hooked. Merijoan went to her preacher, Rev. Bubba Blatt, and requested his prayers and advice on how to resolve the situation. Why I'm thinking about all this is because it was on Mother's Day a year ago when she talked Rev. Bubba right after church. His best council was that she would have to send her oldest boy, Bartholomew Fitzbanks, down to New Orleans as her best choice as an ambassador for success. Merijoan told the preacher she just couldn't do it. She needed that boy to run the business and just couldn't afford to lose him too. "Well, I'll go then," said Rev. Bubba. "No, no, no," said Merijoan. "We just can't afford to lose you either."
Tomorrow: Merijoan Takes the Reins