DAD’S GIRLFRIENDS

Joanna, Joanne and Josie Were Dad’s Girlfriends

I was the safety net for his dating disasters.

Dad and me. Photo taken by his girlfriend Joanne. 2008.

“If their name isn’t Joanne or Joanna, I just call them babe,” Dad said.

After my stepmom died in 2005, I became desperate to find him companionship. He hated being alone.