Born in the Philippines in the 1960s, Xulli is the first child of many. By the time she is four; she is taking care of three other siblings while both her mother and father work. At first things are difficult, but not desperate. Then life turns ugly when her father begins bringing on gin, spending every peny he earns on his addiction and leaving his family on the brink of starvation.
The Alcohol makes her father mean. And abusive. At first, his anger is mostly directed at her mother, who flees for her life, leaving the children behind. Her father then turns his attention to the kids. Cruelly, he tries to teach the youngest ones that they don’t need their mother or milk by putting hot peppers on the nipples of their bottles.
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