Maa ApniLife

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    My mom only had one eye.

    I hated her... she was such

    an embarrassment.

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    She cooked for

    students & teachers tosupport the family.

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    There was this one day

    during elementary schoolwhere my mom came to

    say hello to me.

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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 onlygonna make me a laughing

    stock, why don't you just

    die?!!!"

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    My mom did notrespond...

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    I didnt even stop to think

    for a second about what Ihad said, because I was

    full of anger.

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    I was oblivious to herfeelings.

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    I wanted myself 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.I bought a house of my own.

    I had kids of my own.

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    I was happy with my

    life, my kids and the

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    Then one day, my mothercame 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 andscare 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 Iwas going on a business

    trip.

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

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    My neighbors said thatshe died.

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    I did not shed a singletear.

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    They handed me a letterthat 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 yourchildren.

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    I was so glad when I

    heard you were coming

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    But I may not be able to

    even get out of bed to

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    I'm sorry that I was a

    constant embarrassmentto you when you were

    growing up.

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    You see........when you

    were very little, you gotinto 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 eye.

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    So I gave you mine.

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    I was so proud of my son

    who was seeing a wholenew 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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