CNN Girl Rising June 17, 2013 05:44:00
She already had one son but wanted another, wanted the status of being a bearer of boys. my mother never learned to read jráe. shes never opened a book, never iary, cant even decipher scribbles on the bag of rice. for me, 3 years old, i spent my days working. my hands and face were chapped from carrying icy mountain waters to wash mens hands. i work before dawn, clean the house, wash the clothes, the dishes, i carried my siblings on my back until they were old enough to walk.
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