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I'm Not Enough

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When I was 15 going on 16 working for my parents at The Metro Inn, I was the only cook in the kitchen from 09:30A until 01:30A. I ran that kitchen even when there was 25+ people in the bar, 15 people downstairs and 10 people in the VIP room, all them hungry and want their food now. I ran that kitchen by myself! Dearest father who had run tablecloth level restaurants expecting me to perform at that level. Did I see a single cent of payment or even just a tip leftover for me as I bus the table afterwards? Hell no! but, I'm not enough... When I was 19 and it was the first day of my life as an adult, I'll never forget the date: Jan 25, 2010. It was my first day working in a corporation, first day of returning to college for online courses with UOPX and it was the first day living on my own without either of my parents. My dad bought me a week in a hotel and that was all I needed until I got my first paycheque. I made my life since then. I got my own driver's license since my...