A Budding Rose
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I suppose my story is similar, in some ways, to other children of immigrant parents. One reads about the struggles and hardships that they endured in order to make a better life for themselves, but more so for their children and grandchildren. My parents did this for my brother and me, but their struggles became ours as well. We had a roof over our head, food to eat, clothes to wear, but nothing to feed and nourish our soul, our intellect, and our emotions. Loneliness permeated my entire existence, especially since I was an only child for almost ten years before my brother was born. No one ever paid attention to me, other than when I was scolded or beaten for things that were of no consequence. I realized many years later that I was, for the most part, a scapegoat for my parents' unhappiness in life and their terrible marriage.
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Children of first generation immigrants are faced with unique, albeit not uncommon, difficulties trying to intergrate into the American culture while perserving their own.This is my personal story of the struggles I encountered having parents, especially a father, who were strick, overbearing, but, above all, abusive.This experience led to so many bad choices in life, including a bad marriage which ultimately ended in a divorce. It's my story of perservernce, courage, survival, and, above all, hope that even under the most painful circumstances we can beat all odds.
About the Author
Rose Sallie is a daughter of Italian immigrants from Mola di Bari, Italy. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and then moved to Long Island, when she found a teaching job. She taught Italian for thirty four years at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, New York. She has two grown children, and is retired now living in Charlottesville, Virginia.