"Mother and father never showed me their tears. I knew they to sell a piece of land to buy gold and prepare the dowry money. I understood their fears. Many women who are married and go to their...
"I wanted to play with my girlfriends more than I wanted to go to school. I cannot blame my parents for not sending me to school. They did. When my father passed away I was 13 years old. I remember...
"The first question a lot of people ask me is if I know how to sing and dance. They attribute people with disabilities mostly with performance art. It is a stereotype used against people with...
"She is already very smart. Maybe a bit more than I am and that is what I want. A smart daughter. But the future seems difficult with all the competition. In the future, I want her to be happy. And...
(Part 1/2) "I am my parent's only son and because of that, I have received special treatment all my life. My parents are sheepherders. Rearing sheep is the generational occupation of our place. They...
"If I had chosen to go to school, my sisters would have to work at home. I made a sacrifice for them. I chose to truly understand the scarcity at home. Maybe my sisters would have too but I decided...
"We are coming back from the Tamakoshi. The water current was unlike anything we have seen before. So how would we catch fish? Maybe we will tomorrow if the river doesn't go mad. This is how we ‘time...
(2/2) "The day I left home was the saddest day of my life. I knew that with us leaving one after the other mother would have less and less support. She would have to face father’s wrath all by...
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