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When I was growing up
I knew I was different.
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The other girls were blonde and
delicate
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And I was a six years old
with sided burn.
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I so badly wanted to be the popular girl.
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All sitting together talking and eating
other people sandwiches
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What's that?
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Is a Luskaka
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Luskaka?
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All the pretty girls get to go to Browies.
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I have to go to Greek school.
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Greek school, I learn valuable lessons.
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Like Mike have one goat
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And Marie had nine
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How soon will they married?
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My mum was always cooking food.
Full of wild things, wisdom
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She won't be forgetting that side dish.
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Of steaming my guilt.
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Don't play with your food.
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When I was your age,
I didn't have food.
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Mum...
-What?
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Why do I have to go to Greek school?
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When you get married, don't you want to
write to your mother in law a letter?
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Nicole, eat it.
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We live in a normal middle class
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Chicago neighborhood
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Of tasteful modest house.
Our house however was modeled after the
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Patronage completed with column, garden
and statue of the guard.
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In case the neighbor has any
doubt of our heritage.
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They can check out the 7 tribute
to the great flags
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My dad believed in 2 things.
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The Greek should educate the
non- Greek
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About being Greek
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And any ill-omened to poison ivy
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Could begin with index.
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6 years later, I was 12.
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My sister was 15.
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My brother Nick was 11.
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Every morning my dad would
lecture us on the