Go on, go to your girlfriend. Let her do your laundry, cook for you. Since your mother doesn’t deserve a present. Where’s your gratitude, son?
-Mom, you’re starting that song again. Enough already! I’m leaving.
The front door slammed. The woman wiped her tears, picked up the phone and dialed the number.
-Hello, hi. How are you? Are you well? And me not so good? My son betrayed me!
The woman started sobbing into the phone.
-Can you imagine, my son found a job. He got his first salary and spent all the money on his girlfriend… He didn’t need his mother anymore. Will you come now? I’ll wait for you.
Ten minutes later, a friend who lived next door stood on the doorstep.
-Well, tell me, what happened here?
-Sure. I bought my girlfriend a gold bracelet, can you imagine? And me… Nothing. Not even a chocolate bar.
That’s his thanks for everything I did! I didn’t sleep at night when he was weak, I worked all day for my son to live well. I did not buy anything for myself. Alimony was a pittance, his father paid it…
The son decided to find a job, not to stay at home. Well, I think he will be a breadwinner. And he spent all his money on a bracelet for that girl! Is that normal, do you think?
-You understand, for him the girl is everything now. When a person is in love, he doesn’t need anyone. Maybe he promised her, or maybe he decided to show off so that, look how generous I am…
You know how girls are nowadays, they love gifts, attention. It’s okay, he’ll buy you something else.
-Ungrateful son, that’s what I realized. Let’s see how she will behave, I saw her several times, she is strange, I did not like her. But I did not say a word to my son.
Half a year passed.
-“Mom, I got the news… The girl was seen with some guy in an expensive car. So she’s waiting for me from the army, can you imagine? And I call her when I have free time, write to her, but she does not even want to talk. What should I do?
-Oh, son, they told me that she is riding with one or the other… I did not want to tell you, I understand that you are upset. Leave her alone, you’ll get over it. And take your bracelet back later, don’t leave anything behind!
-Mom, come on, it was a gift from my heart.
-Ah, son. How many more of these will you have. And you have only one mother. So listen to me, I won’t advise you anything bad.
-Son, you’ve grown up! I’ll fatten you up in no time! That’s it, the army is over. Your aunt’s husband is waiting for you at the car repair shop, he said he’ll teach you everything. You’ll get a good salary later, if you do everything right.
-Good, Mom, I’ll be happy to go to him. What’s there to eat? I missed your special borscht and cake.
After a while.
-Here, Mommy, this is for you! You’re already beautiful, and now you’ll be even more beautiful! I saved up from my salary and bought you emerald earrings to match your eyes!
-Oh, how beautiful! Thank you, son! And I thought you were ungrateful… I have nowhere to wear them… Wait, I’ll be right back.
The woman searched in the box and took out a gold bracelet.
-Look how good it looks, it looks like a set.
-Mom… Is this the bracelet I gave to the girl the other day? Where did you get it?
-What do you mean? I went to get it from her! I don’t want her to keep it! Let her new boyfriends give her presents, if you didn’t satisfy her. And this bracelet is rightfully mine! You had to give it to me! She didn’t want to give it back at first, but I insisted.
-You’ve got a lot of moves, Mom! -You’ve got a lot of moves!
-Laugh, laugh, son! When you have your own children, you will understand how hard it is to bring them up! I’m going to brag about what a good son I have, he made my mother so happy!
-Hello, you can’t imagine what my son gave me. Finally remembered about his mother! After all, I raised a good son. Come and see!
Parents often expect gratitude from their children. Words are enough for someone, and someone wants gifts. The argument – I raised you, now you help me…
