The Life and Times of a Single Mother

Jack was the only child of Ruth Virginia Whiteside and Marvel H. Parsons. His mother filed for divorce after discovering that Jack's father was playing away with a sex worker. For many women at the time, being a single mother would have meant absolute disaster. But luckily, Ruth's parents had extremely powerful connections and equally deep pockets. So they even moved to California to be closer to their daughter and grandson. They just casually bought a mansion for the whole family to live in,. on a stretch known as Millionaire's Row in Pasadena. He spent the majority of his free time reading books on mythology and science fiction. At school he got bullied for being posh and slightly effeminate.