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“Take a close look at your life if you dare. Do you understand why you allow your children to harass mine? Jealousy, that's why. You are jealous of the fact that all of your fourteen children could never measure up in Daddy's eyes as much as one half-breed of mine. It hurts, doesn't it? Knowing that your children can never be good enough. But how could they? Just look at them, and the parents that gave life to them. I sincerely hope that I never have to see your face again.”

Mother Justice Family Pride Anger Dare Jealousy Kien Nguyen Half Breed

Book:The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

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“I don't have anything to give you, except to show you a way to better yourself.”

War Mother Education Childhood Vietnam Desperation Sense Of Self Betterment Kien Nguyen

Book:The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

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“In all of my years doing this job, I have never given the drug to anyone over three months pregnant; not once, because everybody listens to me, except you.”

War Mother Uncertainty Abortion Vietnam Old Lady Physician Herbalist Mrs Tam

Book:The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood

Source: The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood