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we came back, of course. to yet another chicago flat, another chicago neighborhood, another catholic school. each time, my father would seek out the parish priest in order to get a tuition break, and complain or boast: “i have seven sons.”
he meant siete hijos, seven children, but he translated it as “sons”. “i have seven sons.” to anyone who would listen. the sears roebuck employee who sold us the washing machine. the short-order cook where my father ate his ham-and-eggs breakfasts. “i have seven sons.” as if he deserved a medal from the state