anyways, back to cali, He worked in a factory, then ended up becoming a graphic designer and he knew how to work embroidery machines, which was a rare thing back in the day. Since it was a unique talent, To the point where he actually got offers from across the country.
He actually got an offer to work in El Paso Texas, and yea, I ended up being born there. after a year, he went to florida for another job but it didn't work out, then he went to Wisconsin and my lil bro was born there. He despised the cold weather and wanted out, and alas, we ended up moving back to Texas, to a small town. I was 5 at the time and me and my lil bro were raised there. my older bro is 10 years older than me, just so you can get an idea here.
Eventually my father was replaced with a machine, and his position became obsolete. so we ended up kinda poor as well. I mean, compared to my dad's childhood, we were spoiled as ****, but we were like..how to say... "America" poor, ya know? When I was in ...I want to say, 6th grade? I was framed for vandalizing a science lab and this didn't help things
My dad got a position as a Dish washer in a Mental Hospital. He then got his foot in the door and got a translator certificate and then with that, he attended school to become an LVN, a nurse, and he did it.
I forgot to mention, my mom knew how to operate the machines that would make my dad's designs, so where he went, she was right there handling the machines as a job
she ended up getting a job at a jeweler and has been there since.
we became ok after awhile, when I was in middle school to be exact. I got a job myself and we were great after that. We finally got a computer and dial up internet when I was a freshmen. so yea guys, I'm REALLY late into the game, so thats why I don't know much about computers and wifi and stuff, alright? I didn't get high speed internet til I was in college, few years ago!
being brought up in a broken home, my dad had a temper. He vowed to never strike anyone nor to ever drink, but he didn't realize that words hurt too. I had a small fallout with my dad, when I was like, 13 but we made up before I graduated. Like I've mentioned, hes a hardass, he was always stubborn and very stern, but hey, you can't blame him for that
tl;dr version
My dad came into this country with nothing, he taught himself how to draw, taught himself several languages, how to play several instruments, and became a nurse while raising a family
it don't get much more inspirational than that
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