Don't Miss A Date With Your Mother
After 21 years of marriage, my
wife
wanted me to take another
woman
out to dinner and a movie. She
said I
love you but I know this other
woman
loves you and would love to
spend
sometime with you.
The other woman that my wife
wanted me to visit was my
MOTHER,
who has been a widow for 19
years,
but the demands of my work and
my
three children had made it
possible to
visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to
go
out for dinner and a movie.
"What's wrong, are you well," she
asked?
"I thought that it would be
pleasant to
be with you," I responded. "Just
the
two of us."
She thought about it for a
moment,
and then said, "I would like that
very
much."
That Friday after work, as I drove
over
to pick her up I was a bit nervous.
When I arrived at her house, I
noticed
that she, too, seemed to be
nervous
about our date. She waited in the
door with her coat on. She had
curled
her hair and was wearing the
dress
that she had worn to celebrate
her
last wedding anniversary.
She smiled from a face that was
as
radiant as an angel's.
"I told my friends that I was going
to
go out with my son, and they
were
impressed, "she said, as she got
into
the car. They can't wait to hear
about
our meeting". We went to a
restaurant
that, although not elegant, was
very
nice and cozy. My mother took my
arm as if she were the First Lady.
After
we sat down, I had to read the
menu.
Half way through the entries, I
lifted
my eyes and saw Mom sitting
there
staring at me. A nostalgic smile
was
on her lips "It was I who used to
have
to read the menu when you were
small," she said.
"Then it's time that you relax and
let
me return the favor," I responded.
During the dinner, we had an
agreeable conversation - nothing
extraordinary, but catching up on
recent events of each other's life.
We
talked so much that we missed
the
movie.
As we arrived at her house later,
she
said, "I'll go out with you again,
but
only if you let me invite you." I
agreed.
"How was your dinner date?"
asked
my wife when I got home. "Very
nice.
Much more so than I could have
imagined," I answered.
A few days later, my mother died.
It
happened so suddenly that I did
not
get to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an
envelope with a copy of a
restaurant
receipt from the same place
where
mother and I had dined.
An attached note said:"I paid this
bill
in advance. I wasn't sure that I
could
be there; but nevertheless, I paid
for
two plates - one for you and the
other
for your wife. You will never know
what that night meant for me. I
love
you, son."
At that moment, I understood the
importance of saying in time: "I
LOVE
YOU!" and to give our loved ones
the
time that they deserve. Nothing in
life
is more important than your
family.
Give them the time they deserve,
because these things cannot be
put
off till "some other time."
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woman
loves you and would love to
spend
sometime with you.
The other woman that my wife
wanted me to visit was my
MOTHER,
who has been a widow for 19
years,
but the demands of my work and
my
three children had made it
possible to
visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to
go
out for dinner and a movie.
"What's wrong, are you well," she
asked?
"I thought that it would be
pleasant to
be with you," I responded. "Just
the
two of us."
She thought about it for a
moment,
and then said, "I would like that
very
much."
That Friday after work, as I drove
over
to pick her up I was a bit nervous.
When I arrived at her house, I
noticed
that she, too, seemed to be
nervous
about our date. She waited in the
door with her coat on. She had
curled
her hair and was wearing the
dress
that she had worn to celebrate
her
last wedding anniversary.
She smiled from a face that was
as
radiant as an angel's.
"I told my friends that I was going
to
go out with my son, and they
were
impressed, "she said, as she got
into
the car. They can't wait to hear
about
our meeting". We went to a
restaurant
that, although not elegant, was
very
nice and cozy. My mother took my
arm as if she were the First Lady.
After
we sat down, I had to read the
menu.
Half way through the entries, I
lifted
my eyes and saw Mom sitting
there
staring at me. A nostalgic smile
was
on her lips "It was I who used to
have
to read the menu when you were
small," she said.
"Then it's time that you relax and
let
me return the favor," I responded.
During the dinner, we had an
agreeable conversation - nothing
extraordinary, but catching up on
recent events of each other's life.
We
talked so much that we missed
the
movie.
As we arrived at her house later,
she
said, "I'll go out with you again,
but
only if you let me invite you." I
agreed.
"How was your dinner date?"
asked
my wife when I got home. "Very
nice.
Much more so than I could have
imagined," I answered.
A few days later, my mother died.
It
happened so suddenly that I did
not
get to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an
envelope with a copy of a
restaurant
receipt from the same place
where
mother and I had dined.
An attached note said:"I paid this
bill
in advance. I wasn't sure that I
could
be there; but nevertheless, I paid
for
two plates - one for you and the
other
for your wife. You will never know
what that night meant for me. I
love
you, son."
At that moment, I understood the
importance of saying in time: "I
LOVE
YOU!" and to give our loved ones
the
time that they deserve. Nothing in
life
is more important than your
family.
Give them the time they deserve,
because these things cannot be
put
off till "some other time."
If your mum means more
Press LIKE and comment "I love
you mum"
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