Mom was an old fashioned woman. She treated my dad like a royal king, and treated every one of her son-in-laws like a royal prince. Of course, she expected her daughters to follow suit.
One day when we visited my parents, Mom said, “Ai-ya, W haven’t had any drink. Go get him a glass of water or beer.”
I turned to my husband, trying to look somewhat surprised, and said, “Honey, oh my God, what happen to your legs? Why didn’t you tell me that you couldn’t walk?”
Mom laughed. “Stop it. He is a guest,” she said.
“He used to be a guest. Now he is a member of the family, Mom,” I said.
Having no desire to be in the middle of this, W quietly left the dining room. Mom shook her head, pointing her finger at me and said, “I don’t know why I have a daughter like you.” She sighed; I gave her a sweet hug in return.
Moments later, Mom glanced at the living room, where W was sitting, and said, “See where W likes to go and go with him.”
“Why?”
“He is bored.”
“But I am not.”
This time, apparently, Mom had heard enough from me. She yanked me out of my comfortable chair and pushed me toward the living room.
“Okay. Okay,” I said. After taking two steps, I stopped, turning to Mom, with a sincere voice, I said, “Will you consider adopting W? You are a good mother-in-law and I would love to have a mother-in-law like you.”
She slapped on my arm. “Ai-ya, I don’t understand a word you said. Just go, please.”
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You’re off to a great month, Helen.
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Thank you, GP Cox. I still have a long way to go 😉
I am going to your blog now. I was going to make a comment, but almost forgot… ;-(
Have a wonderful evening.
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That is really cute story!
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Thank you, Yan. I love to tease my mom. She is fun to tease. Ha.
Have a wonderful evening.
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Well written story, Helen. Such a treat to read your story series for the entire month. 🙂
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Thank you, Amy. I’ve stopped writing stories many years ago. In a way, it is good to get back. I have to see how far it goes 😉
Have a wonderful evening.
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My mother is also shocked at the things I “neglect” to do for my husband – all of which, of course, he is perfectly capable of doing for himself!
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Thank you, Anabel. I laugh hard. I am so glad you knew what I was talking about. 😉 Once in a blur moon, I do feel a little guilty, but most of the time I am fine with it. Ha.
Have a wonderful day.
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Me too! They are grown men!
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Very interesting story!
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Thank you, Inese. Hearing a loved one laughing is always nice. 😉
Have a wonderful day.
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The mom in the story is like a typical Indian mom 🙂 It reminds me of so many sweet memories. Thank you so much for sharing this Helen.
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Thank you, Rupali. I am pretty sure our cultures have a lot of similarities. Maybe that’s why I enjoy reading Indian stories. In fact, when I was still working, I had met a lot of great Indian people. Raj reminds me of one of them. 😉
Have a wonderful evening.
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Thanks for my smile of the day. Every generation doesn’t quite understand the one that follows 😃
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Good morning, Joanne. Thank you for your comment. The older I get, the more I appreciate my mom. She sure was fun to tease though 😉
Have a wonderful day.
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