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About 3 years ago I saw my parents struggle economically to provide the essentials for my sisters and me. My mother used to work at a sewing company that paid minimum wage. She had to quit because her sight wasn't allowing her to complete her work anymore. My father worked as a tortilla deliverer on his own account meaning he bought the product and found stores to sell to. When both of my parents worked they made enough to get by.
My father's sales dropped so he wasn't earning as much and since my mother had quit her job he decided to look for something better. My father was able to get a job at a Ralph's market and then found a closer job at a company called Emtek. I hated the moment when I saw my father borrow money from relatives that he

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