“…I missed her voice, her face and every moment she spent with me in Cambodia.”

By Vi Bott

I would like to tell you about my mom.  I lived with her in Cambodia for 13 years.  And when I was 14 she left me.  She left me because she need to come here to United States. I was so sad when my mom did not stay with me in Cambodia. When she comes to the United States, she would call me but I was still crying.  When I talked to her I was crying because I missed her voice, her face and every moment she spent with me in Cambodia.  When she came here I started to be really bad.  I would skip class because my Khmer teachers were not respectful to me. When my mom didn’t’ stay with me, I never listened to my sister.  I’m so lazy when she gave me to buy something for the family and she always told my mom.  But on November 22 , 2014 everything changed because my mom came back to get me.  My mom and I came to United States together. I was really happy and sad too. I was sad to leave my friends but it’s happy because I can live with my mom and sister.  So I left my dad and three siblings.  Now I can have whatever I want.  I’m really happy too when I can study at a good school with a respectful teacher.  I appreciate my mom even more now.  I love her because she is a perfect loving mom.