Translations:Jacobine Schneider (Da VII 3)/6/en
With my brother still in military service, I was, from then on, my mother’s only support, as substitute teacher with a monthly salary of 65 marks and strongly endeavored to brighten up her remaining years. I had taken the exam for employment with the government during my father’s last days, and thus had good prospects for permanent employment in Munich. Due to the poor payment of the female teachers (my salary never lasted more than the first week of the month), there were still times when I was only able to get by with the help of Uncle Johannes and Aunt Susanne. However, with private lessons, Sunday school, corrections, and paperwork etc. I gradually earned so much that I was able to repay the fees for the schools I had attended and to make my mother’s life easier. We employed a housemaid, and, during the day, mother was sometimes able to indulge in her main pleasure, to read a good book. On Sundays, we went to the street Brudermühlstrasse to spend the afternoon and evening at Uncle Fritz’ house. There, the siblings – Uncle Fritz, Aunt Jette, my mother and Uncle Johannes – sat together and reminisced about old times.