My mom [MUST READ]

amol48 · 08-08-2007, 11:09 PM

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MY MOM

My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment.

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>>> She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.

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>>> There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say

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>>> I was so embarrassed.

>>> How could she do this to me?

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>>> I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.

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>>> The next day at school one of my classmates said,

>>> "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!"

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>>> I wanted to bury myself.

>>> I also wanted my mom to just disappear.

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>>> So I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only gonna make me a

>>> laughing stock, why don't you just die?!!!"

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>>> My mom did not respond...

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>>> I didnt even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I

>>> was full of anger.

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>>> I was oblivious to her feelings.

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>>> I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her.

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>>> So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study.

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>>> Then, I got married.

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>>> I bought a house of my own.

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>>> I had kids of my own.

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>>> I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts

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>>> Then one day, my mother came to visit me.

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>>> She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren.

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>>> When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at

>>> her for coming over uninvited.

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>>> I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my

>>> children!"

>>> GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"

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>>> And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have

>>> gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.

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>>> One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house in

>>> Singapore.

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>>> So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip.

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>>> After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.

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>>> My neighbors said that she died.

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>>> I did not shed a single tear.

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>>> They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

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>>> "My dearest son,

>>> I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to Singapore and

>>> scared your children.

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>>> I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion.

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>>> But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.

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>>> I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were

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>>> You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and

>>> lost your eye.

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>>> As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one

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>>> So I gave you mine.

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>>> I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my

>>> place, with that eye.

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>>> With my love to you,

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>>> Your mother.

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