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“Be Responsible and Love Your Family.”

I want to share a story about my maternal I wonder if she had learnt sewing by herself or if
grandmother, born on 24 June 1940, and growing someone had taught it to her. It must have been
up during World War II. When she was growing tiring for her due to the constant sewing. She must
up, she had a brother, but she had no idea what had have lived a hard life as her parents were gone, and
happened to her parents. she only had her brother to lean on.

There were no schools, so she did not receive any Being young, the heavy responsibility must have
education. When she got older, despite not having been challenging for them. Her parents were proud
any qualifications, she had to work, so her job was of her for managing the household and shouldering
to sew or make clothes for herself or others. such a huge responsibility at a young age.

Making clothes in the 1900s must have been Lee Jia En, Angela
challenging as there was no technology, unlike Primary 6.1 (2022)
now, where you can use machines to make clothes.

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