Saturday, February 21, 2009

Lie

Trust is one of the most important things in my life. My mom taught me that I have to respect other people and I have to gain their trust. I needed time to learn what was good for me and what was wrong, but now I know.
It was winter 19 years ago. I was a 9 years old girl and I went to second grade in my elementary school. My teacher was so mad because of our long bangs. He thought that because our long bangs we could not follow class, and he told every girl in class that next time we had to cut our bangs. I had long, curly, brown hair and my mom made me braid it every day. I was so afraid about, how to tell my mom that she had to cut my bangs. At that moment, I thought that it would be better for me to do it myself. I didn’t have scissors, real scissors, and I found some very small paper scissors. It was very difficult to cut my bangs with those scissors, but my teacher told me that I had to do it. I felt so bad because I lied to my mom, and after when I finished, I looked like a doll. I took a bobby pin and tried to cover up what I did. All the while, I had the feeling like my mom was looking at me. Seven days later, I felt much better. My teacher was happy, my mom didn’t notice anything and I felt more relaxed. When I thought that was the end of my problems, my aunty asked me:” What happened to your bangs? Did you cut them?” I told her:” No, why do you think that?” My mom and aunty started to look at me, and my mom told me to take my bobby pin away. I started to cry, and told her:” Please don’t be mad. I played a game with Andrea, and she cut my bangs.” She didn’t believe me and asked me to tell her the truth. When I told her that the teacher had asked me to cut my bangs, she was surprised. She asked me many times why he had asked me to do that. After a 30 minute conversation, she decided to go to school and check with my teacher. When she returned from school, she hugged me and explained to me where I made my mistake.
After this situation my mom and I learned that we need to have more belief in each other. If I had a problem, my mom will be there to help me with everything. Trust is one of the most important things.

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