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<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>-<span word="willed">willed</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="matriarch">matriarch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Bronx">Bronx</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Grandmother">Grandmother</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="currying">currying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandly">grandly</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="it">it</span>!? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hollered">hollered</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indignation">indignation</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heaped">heaped</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tearfully">tearfully</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partygoers">partygoers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="amused">amused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Grandmother">Grandmother</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>, <span word="sharpest">sharpest</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span>-<span word="lashing">lashing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Grandmother">Grandmother</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impolite">impolite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="insulted">insulted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winced">winced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="forceful">forceful</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmothers">grandmothers</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dared">dared</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p>
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