Man at the Helm

My sister and I and our little brother were born into a very good situation and apart from the odd new thing life was humdrum and comfortable until an evening in 1970 when my mother listened in to my father's phone call and ended up blowing her nose on a tea towel - a thing she'd only have done in an absolute emergency.

Eu, sora mea si fratiorul nostru ne-am nascut intr-o situatie foarte buna si, in afara de ceva nou ciudat, viata a fost plina de simpla si confortabila pana intr-o seara din 1970 cand mama mea a ascultat telefonul tatalui meu si a sfarsit prin a-si sufla nasul pe un prosop de ceai - un lucru pe care l-ar fi facut doar in caz de urgenta absoluta.