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4. I was overwhelmed with joy And I was overwhelmed with joy that those nuns showed up. Not because they brought me a Tammy doll, when I really wanted a Barbie doll. I was overwhelmed because somebody remembered that we existed, and somebody cared enough in the middle of the night to come to our house with food and toys. And also, I would now have a story. So as I was contemplating, that was the best Christmas I ever had. .. 2025. 4. 29.
3. I'm not gonna go outside tomorrow When we go back to school,and they're showing their toys,and I don't have anything to talk about.What am I gonna do?I'm not gonna go outside tomorrow,when everybody is out in the yards,in their yards showing the toys I got for Christmas.I'm gonna stay inside.Am I gonna pretend I'm sick?What is my story going to be?Well, late that night,some nuns showed up at our house,and they brought a basket o.. 2025. 4. 23.
2. We really are poor. It's true. I was embarrassed and I was ashamed.Because for the first time, I had to face the reality thatwhat I've been suspecting—that we're not like the other kids,that we really are poor. It's true.So we're not gonna have Christmas,and there is no Santa Claus.My first thought after being embarrassed and ashamed was,what will my story be? what am I gonna tell everybody? I was embarrassed and I was asham.. 2025. 4. 16.
1. I thought of the best Christmas I ever had. As I was alone with my thoughts,I was thinking what would be the next best possible Christmas for myself.And I thought of the best Christmas I ever had.The best Christmas I ever had was when I was 12 years old.My mother was on welfare.I was living with my mother and half-brother and sister in Milwaukee.My mother called me, the oldest, into a room to say,"We won't be having Christmas this year."I.. 2025. 4. 13.