Quite belong to you, biologically, Herb. Am I right or what?” I probed deeper with my questions.“Well ... no ... Simone told me when we got togeth...r, originally, that she wasn’t the faithful kind of wife and that she expected me to support her affairs, her way of life. She also told me that she wasn’t a hypocrite, even though she intended to wear the pants. When I asked her what she meant, she told me ... well, she can quote herself better on this than I can,” Herb explained.“That turnabout is. "Then when I got home from school Wednesday and saw the trailer I just felt like I was losing everything and I guess I snapped."We sat there for a few minutes. Silent again, but the hostility had drained out of the room.After a bit Beth cleared her throat, then in a small voice said, "Tommy, I'm so sorry. Can you forgive me?"I moved over and sat next to her on the couch. As I pulled her next to me I could feel her relax. Then in an almost fearful voice, "Oh, God, I've really messed thing up. Especially if you drove the stuffed-shirt and his wife home from a golf club committee meeting, because he had ... imbibed a little more falling down water than is prudent. So the investigating officers quickly cast their interest elsewhere.No, I didn't know the bugger personally; I'd popped in for a massage and a session in the clubs sauna, as I was experiencing some real trouble with my shoulder around that time. Knowing that I would heading in the right direction, the Club Captain asked that. “You’ve done really well and made us proud of you. There will be something big that you WILL need some help with before long, like a car to get around, and we’ll be most upset if you don’t come and ask us.”I thanked him, blinking back something that had suddenly got in my eye. Our parents had always been kind and loving, but had never spoiled us or lavished gifts on us; they’d had to work for everything they had, and felt that self-reliance was one of the best things they could teach us – hence.