“Penelope’s my granddaughter. If she wants to draw, I want to see her drawings. If she decides to be a fisherman, I want to see her fish.” “Don’t try to teach me how to raise a child. I raised myself, didn’t I?” “I was young. I didn’t know how to be a mother. We lived in the same house, and I thought that was the same thing as raising you. Now, I’m old, and I see things.” “I was thinking of Penélope before she was even born. I left this little campo because I knew I’d never raise a child here.” “I thought you left because you were ashamed to be a campesina like me.” Mirella watched her mother
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