A news paper story;
long but worth reading.
'I hate my
mother'
My mom only had one eye, I hated her... she
was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to
support the family. There was this one day during elementary school
where my mom came to say Hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How
could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look
and ran out. The next day at school one of my class mates said
"EEEE,
your mom only has one eye!" I wanted to bury myself. I also
wanted my mom to just disappear. SO i confronted her that day and
said, "If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, then why
don't you just die?!!!" My mom did not respond... I
didn't even stop to think for a second about what i had said,
because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings, I
wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So i
studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study. Then.
i got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I
was happy with my life, my kids and the comfort. Then one day, my
mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she
didn't even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door,
my children laughed at her, and i yelled at her for coming over
uninvited. I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house
and scare my children!" "Get out of here now!!!" And
to this, my mother quietly answered "Oh,
im so sorry. I
may have gotten the wrong address." and she disappeared out of
sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my
house in Singapore. So i lied to my wife that i was going on a
business trip. After that reunion, i went to the old shack which
was my childhood home just out of curiosity. My
neighbours said that she had passed away. I did not shed
a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me two
have, it read: My dearest son, I think of you all of the time,
I'm sorry that i came to Singapore and scared your children I
was so glad when I heard you are coming for the reunion. But i may
not even be able to get out of bed to see you. I'm sorry i was
a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You
see... when you were very little you got into an accident, and lost
your eye. As a mother, i couldn't stand watching you having to
grow up with one eye. So i gave you mine. I was so proud of my son
who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that
eye. With my love to you. Your mother ♥