My Mother
<p><span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>——<span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="forties">forties</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="life">life</span>——<span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="life">life</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="nan">nan</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="her">her</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="then">then</span>.” <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> “<span word="worse">worse</span>”. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="pratise">pratise</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="afering">afering</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>; <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="then">then</span>.” <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> “<span word="worse">worse</span>”. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span><span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.<span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="pratise">pratise</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="afering">afering</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p>
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