but here she is pregnant, alone. —— sensibly for her to get frightened. and utterly disgusted and appalled. but also it gives me a sense of helplessness. what does it mean for the next generation? is this really the new normal? i grew up this really the new normal? i grew up in the south and in many ways it was another world. a war, an insurgency ravage this region for 20 years, known in the west as coney�*s will.