He buried it in the garden.11. Mother never brushed my teeth.
When I asked her how to brush my teeth, she was angry.
She said, "You don't know? How old are you? You are a fool."12. After heading his own factory, father ran a rice store, but still did part of the job with the machines
There was a young worker father hired.
One day he threw a stone at me and it hit me on the brow.
Much blood came out.
Probably he was jealous of me.
Mother came to me.
Parent's didn't fire him or take me to a hospital.
Brother came back from school and said to parents, "Probably he did something wrong to the worker first."13. As soon as the TV program, 'Hercules' ended, brother attacked me for fun, imitating Hercules and my finger was wrenched.
I woke up the next morning and found that the finger was stained with transparent, sticky liquid.
I thought that maybe mother had applied an ointment to the finger while I was sleeping.
I asked her about it.
Brother said, "Shut up. Cub of a dog. (Son of a bitch.)"14. I was having a bath with father and brother in the public bathhouse.
I saw brother getting only hot water with his basin.
I thought he was doing it for me.
I tried to avoid him.
He deliberately poured it on my face.
It was painful.15. Mother washed my body painfully.
Sometimes she scrubbed my skin with a stone.
I asked her to do it softly.
She shouted, "Shut up. Cub of a dog. (Son of a bitch.) I will tear your mouth," slapping me in the face or punching me on the head.16. Parent took me to grandfather's funeral in Seoul.
Somebody gave me a ballon.
We were in a taxi and mother said it was dangerous for me and threw it away or maybe gave it to someone.17. Brother and I were in the room and father was sitting outside on the floor of the living room.
Brother closed the door and suddenly slapped me on the cheek.
I cried.
He smiled.
I opened the door and told father about it.
Father smiled and said, "Probably you did something wrong."18. The third sister said to me, "When you weep, you look more cute."
19. I wanted to have a bicycle with three wheels for children.
Parents didn't buy one.20. Parent's didn't buy me clothes.
I was usually wearing only underwear.
I couldn't go out of the house.
Mother often shouted, "Why are you always staying at home? Please go out and play like other children. This fool."21. When I called my brother and sisters or talked about them, I used their names.
My family scolded me.
They told me to call them elder brother and elder sister.
In Korea, when one calls his elder brother or sister, he should use the phrases 'Elder brother' or 'Elder sister'.
When one calls his younger brother or sister, he uses his or her name.
I have learned that in the West, they call their elder brother or sister by the name.22. I woke up in the morning and was washing my face.
A man was standing with my father.
He saw me and said to father, "Wa! (Wow!) Your son is very ugly."