“My dad is 94 and he lives with us. He doesn’t hear very well, but he still does carpentry work. We are from the Philippines and have been here 12 years. My dad would still like to go back to his country. We I have four boys. They are 35, 25, 22 and 7. We are a big family now. My father is old, my mother has died. Life is life. I am happy. I work with Baldwin Air Conditioning. Rain or shine we are busy. I used to work on oil platforms. I was far away in Texas for or three weeks at a time. It was good money but I wanted to be home with my family. This is my last boy, James.”
“What is the best thing about your dad?”
“He likes me and I love him. He was jealous before because he thought I love mama the most. My dad plays chase with me, we call it hide and seek tag. It is fun when we mix it up. He can never find me. My dad tells me jokes and tickles me on the ticklebone before I go to bed, but I don’t want to go to sleep. I am seven-years-old, I am not supposed to be tired.”
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