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mysummervacation
atcollege,imissedmyparentsalot.asthetermwasdrawingtoanend,ieagerlylookedforwardtogoinghome.andiplannedtodoathousandandohingsduringthevacation.aboveall,iwantedtohelpmymotherwithhousework.ialsowishedtoreadmanyhookswhichmyteachershadremended.however,athome,mymotherwouldneverletmedoanything.shepletelydeprivedmeofsharingherwork.assoonasiopenedabooktoread,shewouldsitdownbesidemeandaskmeaboutallkindsofthingsatthecollege.topleaseher,itoldherohingafteranother,andsoonifotallaboutbooks.evenwheniwasactuallyreading,shewould,nowandthen,insistthatishouldeataneggordrinkacupoftea.whenilefthomeattheendofthevacation,notathinginmyplanhadbeencarriedout.butifeltveryhappy.ibelievedmuchmoredeeplythanbeforeintheoldsaying:home,sweethome.there’snoplacelikehome!