But I don’t know if I can do it.
A couple of months ago my stepfather declared his plans to move to the Dominican Republic. Like most foreign-born Americans, he wants to return to the motherland. The thing is, Mami isn’t going with him. While my stepfather envisions a life where he drinks Brugal while rocking on the porch of his Santiago home, Mami fantasizes about a home in Teaneck, NJ. That way she’ll be close enough to NYC when she needs imported Domincan oregano or aloe from the botanica. She also refuses to leave her children’s side.
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