I remember one day coming home from a birthday party where I was the only black kid invited, and instead of asking me the normal motherly questions like, "Did you have fun?" or "How was the cake?"
我记得有一天， 参加完一个只有我一个黑人受邀的生日宴会后， 回到家后， 母亲没问一些母亲们通常会关心的问题， 如「玩得开心吗？」或者「蛋糕好吃吗？」