My husband and I met at the wedding of a mutual acquaintance. I moved to the city then and got a job. Honestly? I was over the moon that I had finally got out of the battered countryside. Our relationship developed very quickly – after a year my daughter was born.
But then everything changed.
– Why is our daughter blonde with blue eyes, and you and I darker?
– Honey, I guess she takes after your father. Look how they look alike.
– Don’t bullshit me. A child should look like his father or mother, not like distant relatives. My mother also thinks that my daughter is not from me.
I want to say that my mother-in-law was against me from the beginning. She thought that I didn’t love her son, she just wanted to get out of town. But my father-in-law was a very good man. True, he was divorced from his mother-in-law. He had another family, but he didn’t forget his son.
Anyway, it ended up that my husband brought another woman into our house. He made me quickly pack my things and leave. I had no choice.
I didn’t have anywhere else to go. My parents wouldn’t accept me with a baby in their arms. And it was impossible to live in an old house without heating in this cold. I called a friend who took me in for a few days. Then I found a room in a communal apartment and moved in with my daughter. But I was running out of money.
One day I went into a store and heard someone calling me.
– Girls, where did you go? I even went to the village to look for you, – said my father-in-law.
– How do you do? I am glad to see you, – I whispered.
– I know what my son did, he has no excuse. He and my mother are the same… Where do you live now?
– We rent a room.
– All right. I’m in a hurry now, on a business trip. As soon as I come back, we’ll solve the housing problem at once. Here, take this, it should be enough for two weeks, – he held out the envelope.
I was happy, because at least food and formula could buy.
My father-in-law arrived early and came to visit us. He was shocked to see the conditions in which we lived. The father-in-law could not take us in – the new wife is against it. But he found another solution – he bought an apartment with all his savings and registered it for his granddaughter. I tried to refuse such a present, but he stood his ground. Moreover, he was doing it not for me, but for his granddaughter.
Within a month my daughter and I began to settle into our little nest. My father-in-law even brought furniture and the necessary appliances.
– Don’t rush to give your daughter to the nursery – she needs her mother. I will help you, don’t worry. And my wife has thawed out, and wants to see her granddaughter.
– Thank you very much!
– Don’t cry, baby. You can always come to me for help – I won’t say no. Things will get better in time, you’ll see.
I’m glad my daughter has such a wonderful grandfather, even though she wasn’t so lucky with her daddy. He gave up everything he had to solve our problems.
As the years went by. I got married, but I haven’t forgotten about my father-in-law. He is a welcome guest at our house, and we often visit him. Everything with us is fine.
