I was actually cleaning, cleaning; give away, trash or pack up. I was trashing a stack of old mail when I came upon one of Dr. O’s letters from college. She had sent me a copy of her homework, something from English 101 I think. I had to go put it in plastic and throw it in my journal that I haven’t been doing. *L* Just thought I’d share it with you all.
Oct 18, 1996 - Writing #6 - Exploration
Love Times Two
Everyweek for four years, it went a little something like this:
The sun is setting as I lug my bags filled with books and practice clothes down the concrete pathway that leads to my front door. On my way, I give my usual greeting to my favorite being, “Hey Pokey! Hi kitty..” He weaves in and out of legs and tries to beat me to the door. As I swing open the door, my first words are, “Mom, mom, where are you?” Before she ever has a chance to answer, I find her in her room sitting on her bed reading the mail. “Mom, I need lunch money for me.” I plop down on her bed like its the end of my little world and say, “But mom, there’s nothing to eat in this house and the school lunch suck.” She puts down the mail, pauses, sighs and starts to dig in her purse, “This is all I have” and hands me two dollars.
It was like this every week. I would take mom’s last bits of cash depriving her of a sufficient meal on her hard work days. She did this so my important teenage reputation would not be tarnished. She did this so I could do what everybody else was dong. She did this, so I knew se cared.
I’m sitting here four years later remembering what she did for me. I know now that those two dollars were really her “last two dollars.” I know now that when she says “I don’t have any money” she really doesn’t have any money. However, every time I receive mail from my mom, the first thing to fall out is two dollars.
What movie is this from, Better Off Dead? I think so.
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October 2nd, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I love this story! That is so cute that she remembers and still sends you $10! Mothers are funny! Thank you, Lika, for telling that story. I subscribed to your feed too!
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!