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mysummervacation
atcollege,imissedmyparentsalot.asthetermwasdrawingtoanend,ieagerlylookedforwardtogoinghome.andiplannedtodoathousandandonethingsduringthevacation.aboveall,iwantedtohelpmymotherwithhousework.ialsowishedtoreadmanyhookswhichmyteachershadrecommended.however,athome,mymotherwouldneverletmedoanything.shecompletelydeprivedmeofsharingherwork.assoonasiopenedabooktoread,shewouldsitdownbesidemeandaskmeaboutallkindsofthingsatthecollege.topleaseher,itoldheronethingafteranother,andsooniforgotallaboutbooks.evenwheniwasactuallyreading,shewould,nowandthen,insistthatishouldeataneggordrinkacupoftea.whenilefthomeattheendofthevacation,notathinginmyplanhadbeencarriedout.butifeltveryhappy.ibelievedmuchmoredeeplythanbeforeintheoldsaying:home,sweethome.there’snoplacelikehome!