Sister – Grand Canyon
When my sister turned 15, my parents sent her on a trip to America. The tour was operated by an organization associated with the church at which she had been […]
When my sister turned 15, my parents sent her on a trip to America. The tour was operated by an organization associated with the church at which she had been […]
I was seven years old when my sister started learning English at church, and the language utterly fascinated me. As always, she flaunted me the words and phrases she learned […]
My sister was popular and was a good friend to her classmates. I had not been in touch with any of my childhood friends after I left home, but my […]
My sister was not only bright but also was good at teaching since she was little. She’d come home from school and teach me what she learned at school. I […]
My sister was born in 1972, also in C-section due to being a breech baby. But unlike mine, the first several years of my sister’s life passed without significant illness. […]
My father often told me when he was drunk that he wanted a boy and was disappointed when we were born. I was relieved I was born a girl because […]
It looked to me that my father had as many friends as his foes. He had known most of them since childhood or high school. Some of them became his […]
I sensed that my father had political enemies. He had a clique of friends, and there was the other clique that didn’t see eye to eye with his. The leader […]
My father almost didn’t go to high school. The family was poor, and my grandfather needed my father to start working in the rice field as early as possible. It […]
Once my sister and I were old enough not to ride on our father’s back, his approach to communication with us was by alcohol, mockery, and provocation. Without alcohol, he […]