Never Shame the Family
We were always taught to never shame the family. As we were poor we still had respect and everyone did their part to bring in some money to the family. At 17 years old I had just been fired from my third job as a busboy in a restaurant. As we sat around the table eating our rice father yelled out “You have shamed the family again. If you don’t start bringing some money to this family by the end of the month then you are out.” I began to cry and went outside to wallow in my sorrow. Mama came out and put her arm around me to comfort me. After I stopped crying she said she could help me with a new job but I would have to do exactly as she said. …