supposed to give me, so I went in his wallet and I took
the money. And then I found another woman’s
number, and I called the number, talked to the lady,
and then I boiled some water and threw it on him.”Tiffany: “You threw boiling water on him?”Mom: “His skin wasn’t burnt, I just wanted to get him
to wake up.”My dad even admitted this when we briefly reunited.Dad: “Yeah that happened. She stole my money, so I
beat her ass.”I thought it was some crazy dream I’d had. I remember
screaming so hard, till I couldn’t scream anymore, you know
like when a baby screams himself out?
Mom: “Yeah you pulled your hair out. ͳere was
blood, you had my blood on your face and your hair
was missing.”At three, trying to make them stop mghting, I remember
screaming until I pulled my hair out.
My dad is Eritrean. He abandoned me when I was three.
I was reunited with my dad when I was twenty-seven.
ͳat’s when I got married. He even came to my wedding.
He was part of my life for a little while.
But then he just abandoned me again. It happened as I