Roberto Carlos Garcia - To a Young Man on His First Period

The transcript describes a morning scene with family, highlighting the matriarchs' presence and a young boy's experience at a bodega. The boy faces a challenging encounter with older boys but returns home with a lesson about resilience and the inevitability of facing hardships.

How did the narrator feel when they were welcomed as a hero at the table?

What does the phrase 'We all got to bleed some time' imply in the context of the story?