Practice English Conversation (My father works too much) Improve English Speaking Skills

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Tom son you wanted to talk to me remember I have  to work today so I don't have much time yes I know  
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that but I don't know I'm not sure I can tell you  this well you will have to hurry up because I will  
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be late for a meeting come on that's the thing  you're always busy it's Sunday but you have to  
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work anyway I can't believe you're telling me this  you perfectly know why I have to work hard no that  
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I mean I thought I knew but I don't anymore  why how do you think we can pay for all these  
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things this luxury house the new car the school  it cost a lot of money we have talked about this  
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topic many times don't you remember yeah I know  we have a lot of things we have money in fact I  
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think we have too much money and that's the  thing why do we go on vacation together as a
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family we do that we go on vacation once  a year usually in December wait for it no  
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I mean why don't we just go together  as a family when we travel you work
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anyway I think you don't understand  I will EXP explain it to you pay
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attention your dad hasn't always been a rich  man in fact I was really poor when I was a  
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child I was born in a poor family it was a  huge family we were seven brothers and two
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sisters our house was nothing compared to  this one we lived in a very small and poor  
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house it was an old house the walls were  made of wood and the ceiling was falling
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apart it was dangerous to live there but we  
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didn't have any other option  since we didn't have money to
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move despite all that your mother worked hard  so we can have something to eat every day she  
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had to sell a lot of things food flowers toys  many things life was not easy back then when I  
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was your age I had to start working I got a  job selling food on the beach it was one of  
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the most horrible jobs I could have the weather  was horrible really sunny I had to wake up at 4:  
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in the morning so I could go to  my bus's house to prepare the
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meal so not only did I sell the food but I  also had to prepare it early in the morning  
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I was hungry all the time hungry and  tired we used to eat only a piece of
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bread and and some coffee for  breakfast and for lunch just  
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a little food it wasn't enough I  usually finished work at 10: or 11:  
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in the evening I arrived home very late and I  had to work every day believe me that job was
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horrible and like that job I had many others  I had to work otherwise I wouldn't eat I also  
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helped a mechanic I was a carpenter I worked  as a waiter in a restaurant I had many jobs  
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we didn't have money so I had to help my mom  difficult times then I decided I wanted to  
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study something maybe that way I could live  better so I started in an Institute near my  
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house it was not very famous but it was cheap  and I worked and studied at the same time it  
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was not easy but I could make it 3 years later  I graduated I was so happy I was really happy  
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because I thought my life was going to  change you know now that I graduated I  
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could get a good job earn a lot of money buy  a beautiful house get an expensive car travel  
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around the world I thought my life was going  to be perfect unfortunately no none of that
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happened I couldn't get a job and when I  got one it was horrible and the payment  
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sucked so I decided to quit then I  took the decision of starting my own  
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business I made a plan asked for a loan  invested more money and now here we are
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what I mean is it wasn't easy I had to work really  hard to get all these things that's why I have to  
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work today because that's the only way to get good  things in life you need to understand son that's  
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why I don't have much time now that I understand  I understand you have to work to improve your
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lifestyle and I really appreciate all you do  for this family but you have everything now am  
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I right we have a big house an expensive  car I studying one of the most famous
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schools and you told me you have millions  of dollars in your bank account is that
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correct maybe I shouldn't have  told you that but yeah you're
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right yeah so I understand you  went through difficult times but  
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that when will it be enough for you  how much money should you have to be
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happy what do you mean we need the  money to have a good life and you know
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that yes we need money but you already have  it when will you start enjoying that money  
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you already have millions of dollars in  the bank B house cars Apartments savings  
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don't you think it's time to enjoy life  more to spend more time with your family  
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I need you I'm sure my mom's misses you too  we need you to be with us please spend more  
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time with us stop working too much I need  my dad I didn't know you felt that way I  
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thought I was a good father I thought so you  are a great father but you deserve more it's  
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time for you to relax and enjoy your life  it's time for us to be happy come on please
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dad you're right son I have worked hard  and now it's time to relax let's go we  
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need to buy some tickets so we can go on  vacations let's go I hope you liked this  
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