Word: mother
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...BEGAN when the mother of a friend of Mia Chung's called Mia's mother to tell her about how Mia was constantly playing her piano. Perhaps trying to get rid of the noisy kid, the friend's mother suggested that Mrs. Chung...
...came here in September expecting it to be snowing. I told my mother, "Oh my God, mom, I need my ski jacket immediately...
Cruz's work study earnings at Harvardcontributed not only to his school expenses, butalso to his family. His freshman year, he held twojobs so that he could help his family financially."My mother needed $150 to see the eye doctor and Ionce sent my 17-year-old sister money so she wouldnot be evicted from her apartment," explains Cruz...
...think I have had a rare perspective on thistendency. My mother died last year. It was the endof six months of disease, treatment, hospitals,glimmers of hope, self-delusion, and finallydashed hopes. I had spent the year, part of it asmanaging editor of The Crimson, dashing betweenclasses, The Crimson, Dunster House, and Mt. SinaiHospital in New York. Occasionally, I would go toa movie or a party or on a date. But mostly lifewas one big mind-numbing and guywrenching dashfrom dorm room to hospital room...
...Crimson and among friends, few mentionedmy mother, and some were so scared of dealing withme that they avoided seeing or talking to me forweeks and months at a time. I rarely had thepresence of mind to bring up the topic myself,opting instead to enforce a level ofsuperficiality on my day-to-day existence thatwould allow me to function at The Crimson and notscare away acquaintances. Nonetheless, when theend came, during spring break, my friends ralliedaround in a show of support so wonderful that itstill brings tears to my eyes when I think aboutit...