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On Wednesday, Grandma woke up early, took grain for chickens and went to the barn to feed laying hens and collect testicles.
When cousin needs the care of loved ones, there are several options for solving this problem. Some families simply do not want to take care of their families. Therefore, they are sent to nursing homes, removing all responsibility. But in others, people think and live very differently. And our touching story today is a vivid confirmation of that. In it you will learn about how the life of 85-year-old Alla Viktorovna, to which unexpectedly came the grandson.
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I woke up early that Wednesday. Getting out of bed every day is more difficult: so many years in the garden make themselves felt. I took grain for chickens and went to the barn to feed my layings and collect testicles.
There's a neighbor behind the fence. She saw me and immediately shouted, "Victorovna!" In fact, it's so early and you're back to work. When will you rest? I was worried in my heart: “I smell bad, Natochka!” I dreamed today that mine were sending me to a nursing home. Where would I go without my chickens?
My neighbor didn't take my words seriously. She talks about what a beautiful grandson I have, comes every weekend to visit me. I know, I know. But I can see how hard it is for him. Very young, but without a father. With my daughter-in-law after that, we completely lost touch. But I don’t blame her: it was very hard for us all. Really, she doesn't seem to like me at all.
One day I heard her talking to my daughter about selling my house in the village. My daughter Tanya divorced not so long ago and now huddles in a one-room apartment with two children. They say that with the money you can buy her a normal home. I may have confused what, but I haven't calmed down since.
After doing all the morning work, I went to the summer kitchen to make breakfast. But suddenly I heard the sound of a car coming in the window. Looked out, and there's my grandson Zhenya! He never came to me on a weekday. So either something happened or it was my time to go to the nursing home.
Surprise "Hi, Grandma!" I'm sorry I didn't warn you. But the time has come, you don't belong here, we're getting you out of here. Gather your things and hell on the road! said Zhenya with joy on his face. How am I gonna drop everything? It was my whole life, my farm, my animals. But the grandson was unwavering. He said he would wait as long as it took.
I knew that nothing depended on me anymore. I brought everything I needed, documents and other things. I got in the car and said goodbye to my favorite nest. And then we left. I thought we were going straight to a nursing home, but somehow we were approaching the house where my grandson lives with my mother, my daughter-in-law. I thought maybe she wanted to say goodbye to me.
But when she opened the door, she burst into a smile and said: Hello, Alla Viktorovna! Come on in, I've prepared everything, we'll have lunch! Again, I didn't understand what was going on until my daughter-in-law showed me the room my late son once lived in: "We've renovated it, refurbished the furniture so you're comfortable." This is your safe place now, we will live together.”
And then it came to me that my relatives did not give me to a nursing home, but just want to take me home. And then my grandson said that no one had even thought of selling my house in the village. We will make a cottage where all our relatives can rest. By the way, it turned out that my daughter’s business went uphill, she met a decent man, and now they live in a comfortable large apartment.
It was like a dream that came true. I knew for a long time that without the help of my family, I would not last long in the village. But I didn't want to ask them for anything. It turned out that they knew everything and just wanted to surprise me. Why am I so happy?
Editorial Older relative - grief in the family? Perhaps everyone will decide it for themselves. But we are sure that relatives and friends should at least try to help, if possible. To write off grandparents just because they are old is heartless. They need support and deserve it!
Have you experienced such situations in your life? What would you do then?
49.3 million
I woke up early that Wednesday. Getting out of bed every day is more difficult: so many years in the garden make themselves felt. I took grain for chickens and went to the barn to feed my layings and collect testicles.
There's a neighbor behind the fence. She saw me and immediately shouted, "Victorovna!" In fact, it's so early and you're back to work. When will you rest? I was worried in my heart: “I smell bad, Natochka!” I dreamed today that mine were sending me to a nursing home. Where would I go without my chickens?
My neighbor didn't take my words seriously. She talks about what a beautiful grandson I have, comes every weekend to visit me. I know, I know. But I can see how hard it is for him. Very young, but without a father. With my daughter-in-law after that, we completely lost touch. But I don’t blame her: it was very hard for us all. Really, she doesn't seem to like me at all.
One day I heard her talking to my daughter about selling my house in the village. My daughter Tanya divorced not so long ago and now huddles in a one-room apartment with two children. They say that with the money you can buy her a normal home. I may have confused what, but I haven't calmed down since.
After doing all the morning work, I went to the summer kitchen to make breakfast. But suddenly I heard the sound of a car coming in the window. Looked out, and there's my grandson Zhenya! He never came to me on a weekday. So either something happened or it was my time to go to the nursing home.
Surprise "Hi, Grandma!" I'm sorry I didn't warn you. But the time has come, you don't belong here, we're getting you out of here. Gather your things and hell on the road! said Zhenya with joy on his face. How am I gonna drop everything? It was my whole life, my farm, my animals. But the grandson was unwavering. He said he would wait as long as it took.
I knew that nothing depended on me anymore. I brought everything I needed, documents and other things. I got in the car and said goodbye to my favorite nest. And then we left. I thought we were going straight to a nursing home, but somehow we were approaching the house where my grandson lives with my mother, my daughter-in-law. I thought maybe she wanted to say goodbye to me.
But when she opened the door, she burst into a smile and said: Hello, Alla Viktorovna! Come on in, I've prepared everything, we'll have lunch! Again, I didn't understand what was going on until my daughter-in-law showed me the room my late son once lived in: "We've renovated it, refurbished the furniture so you're comfortable." This is your safe place now, we will live together.”
And then it came to me that my relatives did not give me to a nursing home, but just want to take me home. And then my grandson said that no one had even thought of selling my house in the village. We will make a cottage where all our relatives can rest. By the way, it turned out that my daughter’s business went uphill, she met a decent man, and now they live in a comfortable large apartment.
It was like a dream that came true. I knew for a long time that without the help of my family, I would not last long in the village. But I didn't want to ask them for anything. It turned out that they knew everything and just wanted to surprise me. Why am I so happy?
Editorial Older relative - grief in the family? Perhaps everyone will decide it for themselves. But we are sure that relatives and friends should at least try to help, if possible. To write off grandparents just because they are old is heartless. They need support and deserve it!
Have you experienced such situations in your life? What would you do then?
I am nostalgic for Tbilisi and make eggplant salad like in a Georgian cafe.
A test that trains the brain and distracts from sad thoughts