Prologue

I was borne into the late 70s unto to two ethnic mutts of vaguely European heritage. I once asked my mother what attracted her to my father and she replied, with a shrug, “Nothing.” When pressed, she admitted that he wasn’t bad-looking but that he was shorter than her. I guess that means something to tall girls but I got my height from my father so I was perplexed by her answer. When pressed further, she shrugged again, and said, “His friend was dating my roommate. I thought I couldn’t get pregnant.” I'm not surprised that it didn’t work out.