Life as of late... (Part 1)

My Dad is in jail for selling 0.06 ounces of pot to a bitch wearing a wire and camera who was trying to get her own sentence reduced. It didn't work and I am glad. But now my dad is in for 4 years. I honestly don't know if this is something that my dad has done regularly or not. He's a very private person who would never hurt anyone. He keeps a lot to himself - even with his own family and friends. I mean - I didn't even know that he was in jail until I went to visit him and he wasn't home. There is just a lot about him that I think we all will never know.

I've been visiting him on Wednesdays for 30 minutes per visit between the hours of 8:30 and 10:30 on a phone through some glass. I really thought that shit was only in the movies. Boy, what a rude awakening. He's in jail out in Talladega - which is quite a drive for me (especially during the week.)  It means I have to work late that day to make up my hours - if not adjust my schedule for the whole week to be sure I get my time in.

He will be transferred to Kilby in Montgomery sometime soon. I hear they have better visiting hours and that he might even be able to leave sometimes. It's a rehab type place, I think. That will be even more of a stretch to drive, but maybe if the visiting hours are more flexible I could see him on the weekend. I would like that better.