Niece and Father (조카와 아버지)

Niece and Father (조카와 아버지)

Someone said that getting older means people who remember our childhood are passing away one by one.

It wasn’t until I was in my 30s that I found out belatedly that my father was twins.

As soon as I heard the story, I was like, “So who is the other twin? Are there two fathers I knew?”

Until I heard that my paternal youngest aunt who passed away when I was a child with vague memories was my father’s twin sister.

Losing a twin sister who was like a friend in his 30s must have been quite difficult, but I can’t even fathom it.

How much do I know about my father’s childhood?

My second aunt said to me,

“You and your father from childhood have the fuxxing same personality.”

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누가 그랬었나. 나이를 먹어간다는 것은 우리의 어린 시절을 기억하는 사람이 하나둘씩 떠나간다는 의미라던데

내가 30대 되어서야 아버지가 쌍둥이였다는 걸 뒤늦게 알게 되었다.

그 이야기를 듣자마자 “그래서 그 쌍둥이 형제는 누구지? 내가 알고 있던 아빠가 두 명인가?” 싶었다.

기억이 희미한 어린 시절 돌아가셨던 막내 고모가 아빠의 쌍둥이 남매였다는 것을 듣기 전까지.

30대에 친구 같은 쌍둥이 형제를 잃는다는 건 꽤나 힘든 일이었을텐데 감히 가늠조차 안된다.

나는 아버지의 어린 시절을 얼마나 알고 있나?

둘째 고모가 내게 말하길,

”너랑 어릴적 니 애비는 성격이 똑같아.“

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