When my father
Said mein Fehler
I thought it meant
“I’m a failure”
which was my error
which is what
mein Fehler means
in German which
is what my parents
spoke at home
When my father
Said mein Fehler
I thought it meant
“I’m a failure”
which was my error
which is what
mein Fehler means
in German which
is what my parents
spoke at home
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