The Desire to be Cared For

It is natural for a person to hope someone else will take care of them when health issues or other factors outside the daily norm arise. However, some people who are capable of taking care of their own needs expect others to do everything for them. In this novel, a pregnant teen, a terminally ill grandmother, and a 33-year-old man feel that someone else should take care of their daily lives. Some expectations are warranted, but others demonstrate laziness and selfishness.

Angel is a teenager who is pregnant with her first child as this novel opens. She recently had an argument with her mother, Marissa, and Angel moved in with her father and grandmother, Amadeo and Yolanda. Angel walks daily as part of an exercise plan included in her program at school. The day after she moves to her dad's house...