陳白菊 《 Oh Boys 》 美國

        In 1971, there was a ray of hope for my Dad. My mom was pregnant, and this time God finally heard my  parents’  prayers!  She gave him another baby boy.  Dad  was  so happy that I actually saw him laugh for the first time.  My  brother  was  a chubby,  cute  baby and he was a darling.  Extra care was taken to make sure he was healthy and well. Whenever  my  brother  had  a  fever  or  cough,  my  dad  would  be  very  worried.  He prescribed all  kinds of  Chinese  medicine and would stay by my little brother’s  side to monitor his condition.  Two years later,  my second brother was born. He had a bad case of colic and he cried almost every  day.  Mom  was  exhausted  from  taking  care of two small babies in addition to cooking and cleaning.  Giving birth to twelve children took a toll on her body.  Mom  seemed  to be pregnant all the time.  Even when she wasn’t, she still looked as if she was.

陳白菊 (Laura Tran)