Sam's biological father, whom Lamott does not name, takes no role in Sam's life. When Lamott first told him she was pregnant, he tried to convince her not to have the baby. When Sam is a few months old, he files court papers falsely swearing that he could not be the baby's father.
Brian, the husband of Lamott's friend, volunteers to be Sam's Big Brother.
Dudu is Sam's surrogate grandmother. She and her husband Rex were Lamott's parents' best friends, and they have been part of Lamott's life since childhood. Along with Lamott's mother, Dudu visits often, and Lamott thinks the two older women compete for Sam's affection.
Lamott, a writer, becomes pregnant when she is 35. She is unmarried, the pregnancy is unplanned, and the.....
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