A man and his son were walking in the park near the supermarket. They were waiting for their mother to finish her shift and the three of them to return home. The time had come. The boys went into the supermarket. A woman in a uniform approached them. – How you’ve grown. I don’t recognize you!” she said and even tried to hug the man, but he took a step back, “and who is this guy?” the woman asked, looking at the boy. The boy hid behind his father’s back. “Let’s go, son, we will wait for our mother in the car,” the man said, and the two of them left the store. In a few minutes the wife joined them. “What is she doing here?” the husband asked as soon as the wife got into the car. She understood who he was talking about. – It’s your mother. She asked if there was any work for her here, and we helped her, – the woman said, – you should talk. – She is not my mother! She left me and my father.
The little son sat behind and watched the emotional conversation between his parents. You need to establish a relationship with your mother first of all, – the woman said, already sitting in the kitchen, – childhood resentment is slowly eating you from the inside. So you make it worse only for yourself. With every word of his wife, the man felt worse and worse. His mother had always been a weak point for him. He had not seen her for over 20 years. The woman saw how difficult it was for her husband to listen to all this. She came up and hugged him from behind. – She is your only family on earth, and you are hers. – You and your son are the closest, there are no others for me. – I know she hurt you. But we all make mistakes. She’s worth talking to. Maybe she can explain everything… The husband was silent. He understood that his wife was telling the truth, but his heart… his heart did not allow him to forgive his mother. I’ll prepare something, the four of us will sit down and you can talk.
My son and I will be there. No, not at our place. In the neutral zone. – Okay, I’ll tell her the place and time. You can pick her up tomorrow after work, – the woman said. The next day, the man was waiting for his mother at the entrance to the supermarket. – Son, hi, – the woman said, but there was no attempt to hug. – Let’s go to the park. It’s nearby. The walk to the park was silent between the son and his mother. Neither of them knew how to start a dialogue. They just walked in silence, hoping that someone would speak. Sitting on the bench, the woman could not stand the silence. – Son, forgive me, I was young, the wind in my head… you know everything… – Why? I do not understand what made you leave me? Where were you when everyone in kindergarten was reciting poems on Mother’s Day, and I had no idea where my mother was? Where were you when in the first grade the boys were dancing with their mothers, and I sat and cried?
Where were you when I sat at the window every night and looked at the yard waiting for you? And when every birthday I made one wish – for you to come back… My husband could hardly hold back his tears, and my mother was already wiping them with a handkerchief… – It was hard for me too, son. Sometimes I even slept outside. I had nothing to eat. Yes, I know, everything is my fault, I did everything stupidly. – Who made you leave us? This phrase contained all the resentment accumulated over 20 years. The woman finally asked to meet her grandson. The man replied that they would discuss it with his wife. Of course, after such insults, the son and his mother did not become friends, but he became more tolerant towards his mother. The couple was surprised by the trepidation his grandmother treats her grandson with. Probably, Anna Vasylivna gave all her undeserved love to her grandson.
