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Posein

The story of her parent’s relationship began when U Po Sein from the up country
had arrived to treat a small-pox patient.The disease spread quickly so U Po Sein
had no choice but to stay for longer time to treat the whole village. To not
makehim leave anymore, the villagers made a match for him with the 40 year old
seamstress Dan Paw U, so Ma Thaw was bornwhen her mother was already past forty.
When Ma Thaw was 3 years old, she still did not know that her father was U PoSein
because he would be away treating patients in other villages and be home only for
three to six months at most.

The marriage did not work out well; first out of shyness they refuse to go together
to the pagoda or monastery like the othercouples. Even after Ma Thaw’s birth, they
are still shy with one another. However, when she was toddler, the shyness turnedto
bickering. Dan Paw U was frustrated with her husband that he always spoke abruptly,
that he thought too much ofhimself, that he was selfish, fussy, unforgiving and
contrary. On the other hand, U Po Sein was frustrated with his wife thatshe was
stingy did not get along with anyone, had too many things going on and was
stubborn, ungrateful, self-centeredand unhelpful. It was when Ma Thaw was 10 years
old that everything exploded. It was the day that U Po Seinreturnedhome after about
three months of treating patients from the countryside.

The story of her parents' relationship began when U Po Sein from the upcountry
arrived to treat a small-pox patient. Because the disease spread quickly, U Po Sein
was forced to stay for an extended period of time in order to treat the entire
village. To keep him from leaving, the villagers set him up with Dan Paw U, a 40-
year-old seamstress, and Ma Thaw was born when her mother was already forty. Ma
Thaw was three years old when she discovered her father was U Po Sein because he
would be away treating patients in other villages and would only be home for three
to six months at most.

The marriage did not work out well; first, they refused to go to the pagoda or
monastery together, as the other couples did. Even after Ma Thaw's birth, they
remain wary of one another. When she was a toddler, however, her shyness gave way
to bickering. Dan Paw U was irritated with her husband because he always spoke
abruptly, thought too highly of himself, was selfish, fussy, unforgiving, and
contradictory. U Po Sein, on the other hand, was irritated with his wife because
she was stingy, did not get along with anyone, had too much on her plate, and was
stubborn, ungrateful, self-centered, and unhelpful. When Ma Thaw was ten years old,
everything went downhill. It was U Po Seinre's first day back at home.