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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

It's such a different world that we live in now, and I am so incredibly changed.

Posted by April Ghassemi at 5:00 AM

April Ghassemi: I was born in Missori, but I grew up all over the place, any which way, and without much supervision or attention. My mom was definitely bi-polar and most probably alchoholic. At the tender age of 18, I met my ex-husband, an Iranian. He said,"Someday I'm going to Iran to take care of my parents in their old age." I liked that. It sounded responsible and loving. I said, "Okay." We lived in Chicago for about 6 years and for 13 in Karaj, outside of Tehran. I learned Farsi and I cook a mean Ab-Gusht. I raised my two sons. I taught English for 12 years. I played basketball on a women's team for 11 years. It was very hard at times, but overall I had a blast. I left a lot of love behind in Iran. Now I'm back in the States, I've come full circle. My ex stayed in Iran. My sons and I actually had to leave with out telling anyone. We started over with nothing 4 years ago. Now I have a small house, My oldest is in college and my youngest is a Senior in High School. My youngest has Asberger's Syndrome, except none of us knew until 4 years ago when we came back to the States. His journey in Iran was also hard. The things we went through, the two of us!

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