Chapter 2

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When I was five, I was always convinced that my dad, when he came back from work in the evening, got bored while watching TV. That's why I would always go to my room, grab some toys and deliberately break them. Then I'd bring them to my dad so he could fix them. I thought it made him happier...

 I thought it made him happier

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My mom used to work in a school, and often took me with her to work. One time she didn't keep her eye on me, and I sneaked out to the garage of the school. She found me inside the garage. I was standing next to a barrel of gold grains, rubbing the gold into my hair. I thought I would look like Rapunzel! Although my mom washed my hair several times, I still left traces of gold wherever I went for a few weeks, like a fairy.

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I remember vividly when my mom would tell me off by saying: "So if everybody started wearing ripped jeans, you would as well?" I don't know who exactly it was who started that trend, but she turned out to be prophetically right...

I remember vividly when my mom would tell me off by saying: "So if everybody started wearing ripped jeans, you would as well?" I don't know who exactly it was who started that trend, but she turned out to be prophetically right

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