戴安娜·梅丽蒂斯·弗格尔/DianeMeredithVogel
-one, Erinwasreadytoventureintothecorporateworld, .
“Youlookjustgreat,”Itoldher,“Reallynice.I'dhireyouinaheartbeat.”
, , blondandbeautiful, shelookedhealthyandconfidentinherinterviewoutfit.
Hermakeup, ofcourse, ', , shehadstartedbydarkeningherbrowsandapplyingmascara, .
Itdoesn', she'dbeenfascinatedwithitsinceshewasachubby, flaxen-hairedtoddler.
WhenErinwasthree, Ibecamepregnantwithhersister, andtomydismay, , Idesperatelyneededanapafterlunch, “makeMommypretty”withmakeup.
AsIrestedintherecliner, whichputmeattheperfectlevelforErintoreachme, she', , touchingme, Icouldrest-buttheinstantshewanderedoff, myinternalalarmwokemerightup.
OnedayasIdozedinthechairwhileErinappliedhermagic, Iwasstartledawakebyourdog', lookingoutthewindow, sawtheUPStrucklumbering, , Iwenttothedoorandmetthebrown-suitedmancarryingmypackage.
Igreetedhimandmadesmalltalk, asusual, , heseemedafraidofme, andthenext, 'tparticipateinthenormal,“Niceweatherwe'rehaving,”conversation, 'twaittogetaway.
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, whichstartedabovemynose, archedoveroneeye, , orangeonthetoplipandpinkonthebottom-and, well, atthree, Erinhadn', 'dbeenreasonablyaccuratewiththeblush, .
ThenexttimetheUPSmancame, Iwantedtoexplain, , Ithought, “makeMommypretty”again.
Today, Ilookedatthelovelyyoungwomanbeforemeandthought, well, 'tbasedsolelyonherappearance, ofcourse, shegotthejob-andmadehermomveryproud.
今天，大女儿艾琳要去面试，她中途到我这里待了一会儿。艾琳21岁了，已经准备好到大公司去闯**了，我为她感到骄傲。在参加面试之前，她来到我这里，一是为了让我给她参谋一下着装，再就是与她一起祈祷。
我对她说：“你看上去棒极了，真的非常漂亮，要是我，肯定会不假思索地录用你。”
