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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Family & Friends
- Subject: Family
- Published: 12/02/2021
My mom is a white collar worker that is dedicated not only to her relatives but also to her co-workers. Yes, she really is my mom.
As weird as it seems. I sometimes pondered why she have to bring and give us food after working. She never misses and if it seems like it, it'll probably some sort of financial crisis.
At one time at a family dinner, my mother randomly starts talking about her past. About how she travelled hundreds of kilometers to go to school, how her family strive hard to make a living, how famous she was in her prime and such. We can see her face that time brimming with grief. I didn't dare to utter a word at that time, in fact no one does. What she shares to us next made me feel woeful.
"Have you ever wondered why I give you snacks everytime I get home from work?" She asked. We all shook our head.
"When I was a child our family was troubled financially. I couldn't eat a proper meal as well as my seven younger siblings. As the eldest child, I engrave to myself that I need to be strong for these little kids. So I can give them what they like, let them eat what they want, and buy the things they want. Unfortunately, I couldn't provide them that, the fact that they can't even eat what they needed as a child deeply saddened me. So, I promised to myself that this time, this time, I'll provide them and my kids the things they need." Tears start to run down her cheeks as she force herself to smile. We all fall silent... My sister accidentally drop her spoon on her plate and unintentionally breaks the silence. I put the dishes on the sink thinking about what my mother said.
Up until now her past still bugs me.
Mom(Shin)
My mom is a white collar worker that is dedicated not only to her relatives but also to her co-workers. Yes, she really is my mom.
As weird as it seems. I sometimes pondered why she have to bring and give us food after working. She never misses and if it seems like it, it'll probably some sort of financial crisis.
At one time at a family dinner, my mother randomly starts talking about her past. About how she travelled hundreds of kilometers to go to school, how her family strive hard to make a living, how famous she was in her prime and such. We can see her face that time brimming with grief. I didn't dare to utter a word at that time, in fact no one does. What she shares to us next made me feel woeful.
"Have you ever wondered why I give you snacks everytime I get home from work?" She asked. We all shook our head.
"When I was a child our family was troubled financially. I couldn't eat a proper meal as well as my seven younger siblings. As the eldest child, I engrave to myself that I need to be strong for these little kids. So I can give them what they like, let them eat what they want, and buy the things they want. Unfortunately, I couldn't provide them that, the fact that they can't even eat what they needed as a child deeply saddened me. So, I promised to myself that this time, this time, I'll provide them and my kids the things they need." Tears start to run down her cheeks as she force herself to smile. We all fall silent... My sister accidentally drop her spoon on her plate and unintentionally breaks the silence. I put the dishes on the sink thinking about what my mother said.
Up until now her past still bugs me.
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