My Parents' Suffocating Love

My Mom and Dad sold their blood for my surgery fee. I spent twenty years walking on eggshells under their scrutiny. When I gave tutoring money to my mother, she asked, 'Your birthday is tomorrow. What gift do you want?' I replied, 'The second life you gave me is the greatest gift.' My mother beamed, pulled out a notebook. I held the first gift of my life. My mother then asked, 'And what gift have you prepared for us?'