Teamster Family Short Story

“What has living in a Teamster Household meant to me and my siblings?”

At the age of 3, when I was in the nursery, my mother had to leave me and my sister with our father alone to seek for an opportunity in Hong Kong. Our mother worked as a nanny in Hong Kong, having not much benefit for her such as only having one day off and most of the time, none at all and not even able to take a chance to go home and visit us. It was tough for me and my sister living without our mothers’ guidance, especially for my father who happens to have an affair with many women. When our mother found out that my father is having an affair with different women, she didn’t hesitate to take us away from him. Long story short, our mother filed a divorce against our father. Aunt Aileen, my mothers’ oldest sister had to take care of us after the divorce.
By the time I reached 10th grade, my mother was able to earn enough money to process our documents for applying in the Canadian embassy. It was a long wait, I remember. A few years went by after we processed the documents, we finally received a letter announcing the approval of our Canadian Visa; it was the best moment of all. But the greatest moment for me and my sister we’ll never forget was the moment we walked out in the arrival area of the airport and seeing our mother for the very first time after thirteen years apart. There were tears smiles hugs and kisses; our life was about to