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Old October 18, 2024, 12:54 AM
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A mí me tocó mi padre

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La frase en cuestión es del libro Tinta invisible de Javier Peña.

Me reconfortó pensar que mi padre tuvo una vida feliz y me alegré de estar a su lado, de haber prescindido del orgullo y retomado el contacto. Sé que lo contrario habría ensombrecido su tránsito; ahora ya nada podía ensombrecerlo. Mi padre ya no tenía cuentas pendientes con la vida, solo alguna botella de vino por beber y algún que otro libro por leer.

Las últimas navidades que pasamos juntos antes del cisma que nos separó cuatro años, decidimos que, para ahorrar, solo haríamos un regalo a una persona, nuestro amigo invisible; a mí me tocó mi padre. Ese diciembre viajé a Saint-Emilion, donde están algunos de los viñedos más importantes de la región de Burdeos, y le compré una botella de vino que me costó cien euros, aunque el límite para el regalo eran sesenta. Mi padre nunca abrió la botella y la reservó para un momento especial. Recuerdo que me ofendió un poco que la amontonase junto a otros vinos en la despensa, pero ahora pienso que le resultaba difícil encontrar un momento especial, porque cualquier ocasión era buena para él.

I've to say I'm not sure I understand what the author means by saying "solo haríamos un regalo a una persona, nuestro amigo invisible; a mí me tocó mi padre"

The author has 2 elder brothers so I think that "decidimos" and "haríamos" implies the author and his brothers, but the whole phrase is vague and unclear to me.

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Old October 18, 2024, 06:04 AM
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It's like Secret Santa. They would probably selected their "friend" by sticking their hand in a bag and grabbing a piece of paper.
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Old October 18, 2024, 06:50 AM
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Thank you, aleCcowaN.

So before that in their family each family member bought presents for all family members. For example, the author bought a present for his father, a present for each of his brothers, etc. But then they decided that each family member would buy a present only for one family member. And the phrase "a mí me tocó mi padre" means that the author grabbed a piece of paper with his father's name.

Did I understand you correctly?
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Old October 18, 2024, 11:44 AM
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Exactly!
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