UMateyu Mcconaja kunye nenkosikazi yakhe uCamila alves bachitha indawo yokuhlala endlwini yakhe eTexas. Abaxhasi bakhulisa oonyana kunye nentombi, kwaye bakhathalele kaKay, uMatte wam oneminyaka engama-88.
Kudliwanondlebe lwakutshanje ne-Ellen Degerenes, umlingisi wamxelela ukuba angazifumana njani ukuze uzichithe kwintsapho enkulu.
"Iinyanga ezisixhenxe zidlule ukusukela ukuba uvaliwe uqale. Eli lixesha elide. Ngamanye amaxesha nditsho ukuba ndinabantwana abane - i-12, enye i-10, eyesithathu yesi-7, kunye neyesine. Uye waphawula ukuba kwinkampani enjalo yena nezemizili kunzima ukufumana ixesha lokuba ngasese.
"Ngamanye amaxesha yosuku lonke ekuqhubeni: Kuyimfuneko ukunceda abantwana ngokufunda ekude, wonke umntu uza kunika yonke into, upheke ukutya. Ndenza umsebenzi wam, uCamila - owam. Kwenzeka ukuba nge-10 pm sibonisa kuphela kwaye, "oh, molo, unjani?" Kodwa uyayazi indlela yokucwangcisa ixesha elilungileyo, indlela yethu yosuku lwethu iyavakala ngokucacileyo, ibonakala ixesha kunye nathi. Sithi: "Ke, awuzange unkqonkqoze konke konke. Eli lixesha lethu, "umlili wabelana.
NgoMeyi, emva kweenyanga ezimbini, uMateyintine waxelela ukuba wayengalulanga kuye ukuba aphile nonina phantsi kophahla olufanayo.
"Sikumama, ngu-88, andinalo ixesha lakhe! Sinabantwana abathathu, balungisa ukulungiswa kumagumbi abo. Kwaye ndafunda bhetele kunezilwanyana zasekhaya. Kwaye ndafumanisa ukuba kudluliselwa phi imibhobho- andizange ndiyazi. Kule nyanga mbini ndifunde okuninzi malunga nekhaya lam kunye nosapho, "uMcConajaja uxelele.