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My mom only had one eye. My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such I hated her... she was such
an embarrassmentan embarrassment . .
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She cooked for She cooked for students & teachers to students & teachers to
support the familysupport the family..
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There was this one day There was this one day during elementary school during elementary school where my mom came to where my mom came to
say hello to mesay hello to me . .
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I was so embarrassed.I was so embarrassed.How could she do this How could she do this
to meto me ? ?
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I ignored her, threw I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and her a hateful look and
ran outran out..
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The next day at school one of The next day at school one of my classmates said,my classmates said,
"EEEE, your mom only has "EEEE, your mom only has one eyeone eye "! "!
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I wanted to bury myself.I wanted to bury myself.I also wanted my mom to I also wanted my mom to
just disappearjust disappear..
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So I confronted her that day So I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only and said, " If you're only
gonna make me a laughing gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just stock, why don't you just
diedie "!!!? "!!!?
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My mom did not My mom did not respondrespond ... ...
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I didnt even stop to think I didnt even stop to think for a second about what I for a second about what I had said, because I was had said, because I was
full of angerfull of anger . .
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I was oblivious to her I was oblivious to her feelingsfeelings . .
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I wanted out of that I wanted out of that house, and have house, and have
nothing to do with hernothing to do with her . .
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So I studied real hard, So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to got a chance to go to
Singapore to studySingapore to study . .
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Then, I got married.Then, I got married.
I bought a house of my own.I bought a house of my own.
I had kids of my ownI had kids of my own . .
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I was happy with my I was happy with my life, my kids and the life, my kids and the
comfortscomforts
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Then one day, my mother Then one day, my mother came to visit mecame to visit me . .
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She hadn't seen me in She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even years and she didn't even
meet her grandchildrenmeet her grandchildren . .
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When she stood by the door, When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, my children laughed at her,
and I yelled at her for coming and I yelled at her for coming over uninvitedover uninvited . .
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I screamed at her, "How dare I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and you come to my house and
scare my children!"scare my children!"GET OUT OF HERE! NOWGET OUT OF HERE! NOW "!!! "!!!
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And to this, my mother quietly And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I
may have gotten the wrong may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared address," and she disappeared
out of sightout of sight . .
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One day, a letter regarding a One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my school reunion came to my
house in Singaporehouse in Singapore . .
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So I lied to my wife that I So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business was going on a business
triptrip . .
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After the reunion, I went to the After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosityold shack just out of curiosity..
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My neighbors said that My neighbors said that she diedshe died..
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I did not shed a single I did not shed a single teartear . .
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They handed me a letter They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to that she had wanted me to
havehave . .
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""My dearest son,My dearest son,I think of you all the time. I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to I'm sorry that I came to
Singapore and scared your Singapore and scared your childrenchildren . .
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I was so glad when I I was so glad when I heard you were coming heard you were coming
for the reunionfor the reunion . .
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But I may not be able to But I may not be able to even get out of bed to even get out of bed to
see yousee you . .
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I'm sorry that I was a I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment constant embarrassment
to you when you were to you when you were growing upgrowing up . .
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You see........when you You see........when you were very little, you got were very little, you got
into an accident, and lost into an accident, and lost your eyeyour eye . .
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As a mother, I couldn't As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having stand watching you having
to grow up with one eyeto grow up with one eye . .
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So I gave you mineSo I gave you mine . .
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I was so proud of my son I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my new world for me, in my
place, with that eyeplace, with that eye . .
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With my love to youWith my love to you,,
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Your mother.Your mother.